Curry won the game, but the Golden State Warriors bench allowed him that chance

Stephen Curry went beserk in Game 6, but the Golden State Warriors two-time MVP guard can thank the bench for that opportunity.

After struggling for most of the series, fans thought superstar Steph Curry found his range after erupting in the fourth quarter of Game 5. While he helped lead them in that victory, his success didn’t carry over to the start of Game 6.

Curry went into the half with zero points. However, the Warriors weren’t down. Tied at 57, the Rockets basically played a Warriors team completely without Kevin Durant for the entire game and theoretically without Stephen Curry for the first half.

They had to blow this game out in the first half. They didn’t, and the Warriors bench is the reason they weren’t able to take a lead into the half. That said, Curry came alive in the second half of Game 6, scoring ten in the third quarter and then a career-high 23 in the fourth.

Curry, after that scoreless first half, ended the game with 33 points. He made four tripled and tallied eleven free throws as well. But, the importance of the Warriors bench cannot be understated, especially given all the praise will be heaped on Curry.

The Warriors bench has scored 10.6 points per game coming into Game 6. They tallied exactly as many points as Curry and almost twice as many as the Rockets bench. If you didn’t catch that, the bench combined for 33 points.

With that, let’s get into the two main players behind the benches immense success in Game 6.