LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Stephen Curry scored 43 points to lead the Goldena State Warriors to their most dominant victory of the NBA season, a 114-98 rout of the Los Angeles Clippers in Oakland.
“It feels great,’’ said Curry, who electrified the crowd with a 51-foot shot to close the first half. “I felt like I was always in a rhythm and the guys were setting great screens.’’
After the break he drained five three-pointers in the third quarter en route to 25 points in the period.
‘’It was one of those quarters where everything seems to go right,’’ Curry said.
The 46-point margin of victory was the Warriors’ biggest of the season while the Clippers hadn’t lost by more than 26 this year.
Curry notched his third 40-point game of the season and came tantalizingly close to his season high of 46 points despite sitting out the entire fourth quarter.
Even Warriors coach Steve Kerr couldn’t help but be in awe of Curry’s performance. Kerr, who played over 900 games in the NBA, told his star player during one timeout on the bench that he could only dream of having a game like that.
“How does it feel whatever the hell you are feeling right now?’’ Kerr asked in the middle of the game. “Just once in my life … for me if I went like five for six and made four threes that was about the best I ever did.’’
Kevin Durant added 23 points and a team-high seven assists, and Klay Thompson had 16 points for the Warriors, who notched their fifth straight home win.
Curry also found time for a team-high nine rebounds and six assists.
The Clippers dropped to 1-4