Steph Curry and the Warriors have been taking part in their fifth recreation in seven nights. His legs did not look drained within the first quarter.
Curry went 6-for-6 in his 9 minutes within the first quarter, all on three-pointers. It was a terrific begin, however solely the second-most threes in 1 / 4 of Curry’s profession. He had seven triples within the first quarter eight years ago towards the Washington Wizards, ending that recreation 11-for-15 from three-point vary.
In a matchup between Indiana, the league’s highest-scoring group, and the Warriors, No. 6 in scoring, it is not a shock that the groups put up factors. Golden State hit eight threes and scored 45 factors, whereas Indiana had 5 triples of its personal. The groups began the sport making 11 of their first 14 three-point makes an attempt, even with Indiana buying and selling three-point ace Buddy Hield earlier within the day.
The one one who might cease Curry was Steve Kerr, who pulled Curry with 2:48 left within the quarter. Indiana could not do it, regardless of sending a number of defenders at Curry, who made three of his long-range bombs from properly behind the arc.
The only-game document for three-pointers (14) is held by Curry’s teammate, Klay Thompson, who missed tonight’s recreation with an sickness. Curry’s greatest mark is 13, and he is hit 11 or extra 12 separate instances.
He added two extra threes within the second quarter, giving him eight for the primary half, together with 29 factors.
5 days after scoring 60 factors towards the Atlanta Hawks, Steph Curry is poised for one more historic scoring night time. At halftime, the Warriors led the Pacers, 70-58.