Stephen Curry: A Night to Forget

“Stephen Curry: From Zero to Hero”.

That was meant to be the working title of this article when Stephen Curry led the Golden State Warriors comeback in the fourth quarter. The Warriors were staring down the barrel of a loss, with Curry having his worst shooting performance of all-time.

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However, just as many began counting out the Warriors, Curry reminded everyone why he was named MVP.

It started with his second three of the night, followed by a defensive rebound off a missed free throw, which led to two free throws from Curry on the other end of the court. And with eight seconds left in regulation, Curry split the pick-and-roll defense from LeBron James and Matthew Dellavedova and drove to the basket for an easy lay-in.

He may have had trouble shooting the ball from long-range last night, but when it counted the most, Curry found ways to score – be it driving to the basket or from the free throw line. Unfortunately, it wasn’t enough, as his shooting woes came back to haunt him in the overtime period.

While some have begun to panic and have started to knock the Warriors’ chances of winning it all, the truth is this: the Warriors haven’t even played close to a full game of good basketball, but are still tied 1-1 in the series. Both games have gone down to the wire, and the Warriors were one missed Marreese Speights’ dunk away from being 2-0 up in the series.

All that aside, the harsh reality is this: Stephen Curry had a night to forget. It’s not often that one of the greatest shooters in the NBA goes 2-15 from behind the arc. It was the worst shooting performance in NBA Finals history, and will be a shooting record that Curry won’t be proud of holding on to.

The Warriors need Curry to be on his best game every night. The Cavs have LeBron, who is single-handedly willing the city of Cleveland to its first sporting title in 50 years. Without Curry’s usual performances, the Warriors are severely hampered.

But let’s not act as though the sky is falling just yet. The Warriors are tied 1-1, and the outlook is still bright. The Cavs will eventually run out of steam, and LeBron will tire. The Warriors still have the edge with their superior talent and depth, which could prove to be the deciding factor. Just two series ago, many were counting the Warriors out against the Memphis Grizzlies when they fell 1-2 in their series – and we all remember how that turned out.

There have only been two games played so far, and there’s plenty of basketball left. Just keep calm.

In the meantime, let’s all relive this glorious moment.

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