Stephen Curry red hot in Warriors’s five game-winning streak

Stephen Curry (Noah Salzman, Wikimedia Commons)

The Golden State Warriors are playing some of their best basketball of the entire season and a major reason has been because of the play of point guard Stephen Curry of Akron, Ohio. Yes, the Warriors are a better team since acquiring Jimmy Butler in a trade with the Miami Heat. In fact, they have a record of 12 wins and one loss. But it is fair to say that Butler has made Curry better, and as a result the Warriors are at 37 wins and 28 losses, and are now in sixth place in the Western Conference.

In the last five games, Curry has been averaging 24.8 points per game. That is higher than his career average of 24.7 points per game.

During the streak, there was one impressive performance that stands out over all the rest. That came on March 6 in a 121-119 Warriors win over the Brooklyn Nets. In this particular game, Curry scored 40 points. He made 12 of 20 field goals, seven of 13 three-point shots, and continued his masterful shooting from the free throw line as he made all nine shot attempts. Just how good has Curry been from shooting free throws? Well, his .936 free throw percentage is the very best in the NBA this season, and his .911 free throw percentage is the best in NBA history.

As a franchise in the Warriors win over the Nets, Golden State had an impressive comeback. They were once trailing the Nets 27-5 after the first three minutes and 54 seconds of the game, before they stormed back to win 116-92.