Despite many players saying that hosting the All-Star Weekend isn’t a smart move by the association, Stephen Curry, LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo will take the court all on one team late this evening.
It was insane that all three were able to be drafted to the same roster. Curry was drafted third overall after two-time reigning MVP Giannis and Nets’ point guard Kyrie Irving.
To be fair, with Brooklyn’s small forward Kevin Durant as a captain, the former MVP had to go with his teammate Irving with his first pick in the draft. That said, it’s time we get a performance from Curry that steals the show.
Two-time MVP Stephen Curry has yet to score over 30 points in an All-Star Game, and in 2021, it’s time he flexes his three-point shooting dominance.
Stephen Curry is averaging 29.7 points per game. Sadly, he’s yet to hit that mark in an All-Star Game. This will be Curry’s seventh All-Star Game, and he’s only hit over 25 points once, notching over 20 points twice.
Curry has been on a team with Anthony Davis when he dropped over 50 in an All-Star Game. That’s the type of performance we’d love to see from Curry, and we know that he has that caliber of play in him.
To be fair, the All-Star Game isn’t necessarily the place where stars are born.
While it’s given fans a good share of fun performances, they, at the end of the day, don’t matter. With three titles, Curry shows up when it matters. It’d be nice to see him dominate in the All-Star Game though.
With a competitive team behind him, Curry should be able to get his shots up, and he’s shown that he’s willing to shoot often in these games. Curry has double-digit attempts in all six games he’s played in, yet he’s shot under 30 percent in three of them.
He’s just 23-for-73 from downtown in these performances.
The best shooter in NBA history, Curry has been ultra-aggressive this season, and this could just be another showing of how good he is. With lighter defense, Curry should be getting open looks without the same intensity that comes in the game-by-game grind of the season.
While it’s yet to benefit Curry much in these games, hopefully, 2021 is finally the year which Curry brings home his first All-Star Game MVP, despite his play not being an overly flashy and athletic style.