Trailing by nine points at the start of the fourth quarter against the Sacramento Kings on Monday night, the Golden State Warriors looked like they were headed toward their sixth consecutive loss.
Yet, there were still 12 minutes in the final frame for Steph Curry.
The reigning NBA Finals Most Valuable Player continued his tear with 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting from the field in the fourth quarter alone. With 1:23 remaining in the game, Curry drilled a deep triple to break the tie and give the Warriors a three-point lead.
Andrew Wiggins added 13 points on a perfect 5-of-5 shooting with three clutch 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to help the Warriors secure their comeback. Behind Curry and Wiggins, Golden State snapped their five-game losing streak with a win over the Kings, 116-113.
Curry finished the game with a season-high 47 points on 17-of-24 shooting from the field, with seven made triples to go along with eight assists and eight rebounds in 38 minutes.
Following Curry’s fiery performance to get Golden State back in the win column, the NBA community on Twitter exploded with different reactions. Here’s a look at what fans and analysts were saying on Monday night.
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Per Warriors stat guru Darryl Arata, by way of the stat gurus at Elias, Stephen Curry is the first player in recorded history with 47 points, 8 assists and 8 rebounds – and zero turnovers.
— Monte Poole (@MontePooleNBCS) November 8, 2022
Steph Curry's through 10 games
32.6 points per game
*51.2 percent overall
*43 percent from 3
*93.4 percent from the line.— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) November 8, 2022
Warriors survive. Steph Curry scores 47 points on 17/24 shooting, dragging them to an escape W over the Kings. Five-game skid snapped. They're a shaky 4-7. Andrew Wiggins hit a couple big 3s late, but this was a whole lot of Curry without much help.
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) November 8, 2022
Warriors 116, Kings 113 – Stephen Curry completes his rescue mission.
— Monte Poole (@MontePooleNBCS) November 8, 2022
They do not. Warriors beat the Kings 116-113 and snap a five-game losing streak. Stephen Curry poured in a season-high 47 points with 8 rebounds and 8 assists in 38 minutes. https://t.co/48cPjdDnif
— C.J. Holmes 🦹🏾♂️ (@CjHolmes22) November 8, 2022
LOSING STREAK IS OVER!
— Chris Montano (@gswchris) November 8, 2022
You simply cannot have an MVP discussion without Steph Curry in it
— Marcus Thompson II (@ThompsonScribe) November 8, 2022
BEST BASKETBALL PLAYER ON THE PLANET pic.twitter.com/ja4no9m8h3
— Chris Montano (@gswchris) November 8, 2022
Man, where would the Warriors be tonight without 30.
— C.J. Holmes 🦹🏾♂️ (@CjHolmes22) November 8, 2022
Ty Jerome & Anthony Lamb played 28 combined minutes in a need-to-win-type game. If that continues to be necessary, something's pretty off about the roster construction.
The JMG DNP was curious. (Tin foil hat says Kerr pulled a Zen Master & sat the vet so Wiseman wasn't alone.)
— fakelogic (@fakelogic) November 8, 2022
Curry has made 53 3-pointers this season, the 2nd-most through a player's first 10 games of a season all-time.
He has the only season with more: 59 in 2018-19. https://t.co/CJcPS9RTr1
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) November 8, 2022
Shoutout to Andrew Wiggins for those two HUGE 3s in the CLUTCH to keep us afloat.
25 points
10 rebounds
2 assists
2 steals
1 block
58% FG
50% 3PT
+16Maple Jordan. pic.twitter.com/bPvCC1hDI7
— WarriorsMuse (@WarriorsMuse) November 8, 2022
Him. pic.twitter.com/bhF0XiHMYz
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) November 8, 2022
Steph Curry saved the night and four days of wacky Bay Area sports radio. Heck, it still may turn into a riot.
– Klay struggling defensively. Perimeter defense an issue.
– JP’s swag. Warriors can’t survive out west without his play from a season ago.
– the bench. Big yikes.
— Bonta Hill (@BontaHill) November 8, 2022
30 went to WORK tonight. pic.twitter.com/IyFm4KzIct
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) November 8, 2022
Dray making plays in the clutch this season >> pic.twitter.com/OaOPjODqFA
— ²³ (@PlayoffDraymond) November 8, 2022
11 Points
8 Rebounds
6 Assists
+19 pic.twitter.com/26N0a9ZREE— ²³ (@PlayoffDraymond) November 8, 2022
Glass half full: Curry is a God.
Glass half empty: It took a God level performance to sneak out a win against Sacto. pic.twitter.com/6HEbbFNRzh
— Warriors Huddle (@WarriorsHuddle) November 8, 2022
Final 📊
Stephen – 47p/8r/8a
Andrew – 25p/10r/2a/2s/1b
Klay – 16p/2r/3a/1s/2b
Dray – 11p/8r/6a
JK – 5p
Anthony – 4p/4r/1a/1s
Kevon – 2p/13r/4a/1s/1b
Jordan – 2p/1r/3a
Moses – 2p/1r
Ty – 2p/1a pic.twitter.com/y0NVJtZTwJ— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) November 8, 2022
Wiseman doesn’t play and they snap a five game losing streak?!?!?! Hmmmm.
— Mike Mekus (@mmekus18) November 8, 2022
Steph Curry and Andrew Wiggins combined for 30 of the Warriors' 37 points in the fourth quarter
Curry in the 4th: 17 points, 6-for-8 from the field, 2-for-3 from deep
Wiggins in the 4th: 13 points, 5-for-5 from the field, 3-for-3 from deep— Dalton Johnson (@DaltonJ_Johnson) November 8, 2022
Steph with a HUGE outing to lead the Warriors to the W ♨️ pic.twitter.com/mZJJfxCF1r
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) November 8, 2022
Steph is the past, the present, and the future.
— Nai (@_Nai_Roy) November 8, 2022
A Win! pic.twitter.com/ukl9jXliza
— warriorsworld (@warriorsworld) November 8, 2022
— Brian Witt (@Wittnessed) November 8, 2022
