After struggling to find a win on the road throughout the 2022-23 season, the Golden State Warriors didn’t wait long to register a win in the away column for the new 2023-24 campaign.
In their first chance to secure a win away from San Francisco’s Chase Center, Steph Curry and the Warriors took advantage. After weathering a late run from De’Aaron Fox, the Warriors squeaked out a 122-114 win over the Sacramento Kings in a playoff rematch from last season.
Fox tallied 20 of his team-high 39 points in the fourth quarter, but it was too late to catch Curry and the Warriors on Friday night. Curry led the Warriors with a game-high 41 points on 14-of-19 shooting from the floor to go along with seven triples against the Kings. With the Kings threatening late, Curry hit a dagger triple to put a bow on a thrilling performance.
The Warriors built their lead with a 39-27 third quarter effort lead by Chris Paul. The veteran point guard tallied 10 points on 5-of-12 shooting from the field to go along with 12 assists, three steals and two boards in 33 minutes.
After the Warriors moved to 1-1 on the season, NBA Twitter chimed in with a flurry of different responses. Here’s a look at what fans and analysts were saying on Friday night.
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81-1 still on the table.
— Tommy Call III (@tommy_III) October 28, 2023
81-1 still on the table.
— Tommy Call III (@tommy_III) October 28, 2023
Stephen Curry and Kenny Atkinson during Klay 3 😭 pic.twitter.com/7cMFGdO1AS
— Alex 👋 (@Dubs408) October 28, 2023
In a Western Conference playoff rematch, Steph Curry and De'Aaron Fox battled it out with the Warriors coming out on top!
Curry: 41 PTS (14/19 FGM), 7 3PM, 4 AST
Fox: 39 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST pic.twitter.com/9dGgvcWuX3
— NBA (@NBA) October 28, 2023
Warriors nearly blow a big fourth quarter road lead, similar to last season, but survive late on an Andrew Wiggins to Steph Curry drive and find. Curry wing 3. Both Curry and Joe Lacob do the night night celebration. Curry finishes with 41 points. Warriors beat Kings 122-114.
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) October 28, 2023
Most games with 40+ pts on 90%+ ts in NBA history:
7 — Stephen Curry
6 — Klay Thompson
4 — James Harden, Zach LaVine, Devin Booker
3 — Kevin Durant, Kyrie IrvingSteph Curry had 41 pts on 97.6% ts tonight. pic.twitter.com/qdi85b4MHG
— Automatic (@automaticnba) October 28, 2023
Steph Curry tonight:
41 points
4 rebounds
4 assists
14-19 FGDe’Aaron Fox tonight:
39 points
4 rebounds
4 assist
14-28 FGThe Curry Brand partners 🔥 pic.twitter.com/md3zJaOfsp
— Guru (@DrGuru_) October 28, 2023
Steph Curry hits the Night Night on the Kings 😴 pic.twitter.com/M9AWRYsYdT
— Guru (@DrGuru_) October 28, 2023
Steph Curry tonight:
41 Points
73% FG
70% 3P
100% FTUnreal splits. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/57PlmJfIxp
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) October 28, 2023
Y’all listen to me. They just trapped curry on a ball screen 70 ft away from the basket. I just never seen this before
— In The Lab (@InTheLabBrand) October 28, 2023
Steph Curry's 41 points helps the @warriors win a Western Conference playoff rematch!
Klay Thompson: 18 PTS, 4 AST
Jonathan Kuminga: 12 PTS, 5 REB
De'Aaron Fox: 39 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST pic.twitter.com/jI71AuuDl5— NBA (@NBA) October 28, 2023
Steph Curry tonight:
41 points
7 threes
73% FGThe greatest… point guard of all-time 😮💨 pic.twitter.com/IJP8VJ6FGo
— Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) October 28, 2023
Stephen Curry to the beam…. pic.twitter.com/9rFiQmJJqF
— Dr. Nirav Pandya, M.D. (@DrNiravPandya) October 28, 2023
Steph Curry scored 41 points vs the Kings, giving him his 33rd career 40-point game since he turned 30 years old.
That is the 2nd-most all-time, trailing just Michael Jordan's 44 games. pic.twitter.com/wuyGK47dV0
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) October 28, 2023
The whole city of Sacramento has to be sick of Steph Curry
— Dalton Johnson (@DaltonJ_Johnson) October 28, 2023
The entire Warriors bench did the Night, Night after that Steph Curry 3
— Dalton Johnson (@DaltonJ_Johnson) October 28, 2023
I can’t imagine how much Sacramento fan must hate Steph Curry. pic.twitter.com/8h9brdTMeJ
— Warriors Huddle (@WarriorsHuddle) October 28, 2023
Most games with 40+ PTS on less than 7 free throw attempts in NBA history:
25 — Stephen Curry 🔥🔥🔥
18 — Michael Jordan
17 — George GervinClosest active player to Steph Curry is Klay Thompson (13 games). pic.twitter.com/w9kMI6Hs8o
— Extra StatMuse (@extrastatmuse) October 28, 2023
STEPHEN CURRY TONIGHT:
41 POINTS
14/19 FG
7/10 3PT
6/6 FT
94.7% TS
+10The only player in NBA History with THREE games of 40 points on 70/70/100 shooting. pic.twitter.com/uAJqOZdm8a
— WarriorsMuse (@WarriorsMuse) October 28, 2023
Moody and Kuminga look good playing with Curry.
That is ALWAYS a good way to get more minutes.
— Tim Kawakami (@timkawakami) October 28, 2023
Steph Curry tonight
41 points
4 rebounds
4 assists
7/10 3sBest player on the planetpic.twitter.com/GKhqDkjmuA
— 🅴 (@DubMnE) October 28, 2023
Stephen Curry tonight vs the Kings:
41 Points
4 Rebounds
4 Assists
7/10 on threesOwner of the Sacramento Kings 🐐 pic.twitter.com/c2966DgJfk
— ³⁰ (@StephMuse_) October 28, 2023
Steph Curry has 173 three-pointers in the clutch.
That’s the 3rd most in NBA history. pic.twitter.com/bl9L6n1JsF
— StatMamba (@StatMamba) October 28, 2023
Warriors go small, Steph Curry Ghost screen closes it out against the Kings. pic.twitter.com/JnnlnBStwO
— Coach Gibson Pyper (@HalfCourtHoops) October 28, 2023
With his 51st career four-point play, Stephen Curry has his first 30-point game of the season (263rd career). Curry has 34 points on 12-of-16 from the field (6-of-9 from three).
— Warriors PR (@WarriorsPR) October 28, 2023
That Curry fella is still a pretty good player…
— Bonta Hill (@BontaHill) October 28, 2023
That Curry fella is still a pretty good player…
— Bonta Hill (@BontaHill) October 28, 2023
Warriors win 122-114 in Sacramento
Steph Curry has scored 91 points in his last two non-preseason games at Golden 1 Center
— Dalton Johnson (@DaltonJ_Johnson) October 28, 2023
Stephen Curry just said on ESPN "it's not a rivalry, it's a familiarity." https://t.co/j5uwktcwuw
— Andrew Pasquini (@pasquiniandrew) October 28, 2023
Stephen Curry tonight against his Co-worker Fox:
– 41 PTS
– 4 REBS
– 4 AST
– 2 STLS
– 7 Threes
– 73.7% FG pic.twitter.com/4SmnzZuiND— ²³𝙻𝚎𝙱𝚛𝚘𝚗𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚜🏀☄️🌎💞 (@BronGotGame) October 28, 2023
That’s Wardell Stephen Curry, GOODNIGHT SACRAMENTO.
— Niko (@nikotaughtyou) October 28, 2023
Kuminga is growing up by the game, but Curry is stealing the show!
— Bonta Hill (@BontaHill) October 28, 2023
Stephen Curry has 91 points in his last 2 games vs the Kings 🤯 pic.twitter.com/DPrhp79y4w
— De🅿️ressed Warriors Fan 💔 (@GoIdenState) October 28, 2023
