Stephen Curry has first 50-point, 10-assist recreation of profession, passes Wilt Chamberlain as oldest participant to take action

Coming into Monday night time’s recreation in opposition to the Atlanta Hawks, Stephen Curry had been held to twenty or fewer factors in 4 consecutive video games for the primary time since 2014. It wasn’t a matter of if an eruption was coming. It was only a matter of when. 

In a 127-113 Warriors victory over Atlanta, Curry dropped 50 factors and 10 assists for the primary time in his profession. In doing so, Curry grew to become the primary participant within the league this season to hold a 50 piece whereas additionally passing Wilt Chamberlin because the oldest participant in historical past to report that 50-10 line. 

Curry added seven rebounds, three steals and a block to his ledger. He shot 9-for-19 from 3 and 14-for-28 general. He made all 13 of his free throws. The Warriors, who improved to a league-best 9-1, wanted all of it. The Hawks put them in a 15-point gap with beneath 4 minutes to play within the second quarter. 

Curry, whose altered minutes distribution has him sitting out the center a part of the second quarter, hit a pair of 3s and two free throws upon his re-entrance to chop Atlanta’s result in 4 by the tip of the half. 

By the tip of the third quarter, Golden State was up 17. 

Do the maths, and that is a 32-point swing over 16 recreation minutes. That is the outdated Warriors. One prolonged sizzling stretch, or typically not even all that prolonged if it is excessive sufficient, is all they should bury you. 

So far, any trustworthy dialog concerning the Golden State Warriors’ red-hot begin needed to embrace their exceedingly delicate schedule. Six of their 9 wins have come in opposition to the Kings, Pelicans, Hornets, Rockets and Thunder (twice). 

Along with taking part in lots of unhealthy groups to begin, the Warriors have been in a position to take action from the comforts of residence, having performed six straight on the Chase Middle with two extra to go — vs. Minnesota and Chicago — on this season-long homestand. 

That is to not diminish what they’ve executed. It is simply obligatory context to their league-best defensive ranking and level differential. By means of that lens, the win over Atlanta was probably the most spectacular of the season. 

Atlanta hasn’t performed nice to begin the season, however that is a great workforce, a convention finalist from a yr in the past, and Trae Young had it going within the first half. For Curry and the Warriors to not bow out of the battle once they have been down 15, on the second night time of a back-to-back, says quite a bit. 

As for Curry, it has been considerably of a bumpy begin to the season. As talked about above, he hadn’t scored greater than 20 factors in every week and a half. Coming into the sport vs. Atlanta, he was taking pictures 42 p.c from the sphere and 37.4 p.c from 3 — the latter of which, whereas a great quantity for many gamers, qualifies as borderline chilly by Curry’s requirements, particularly when you think about the small pattern measurement being comparatively propped up by one large, 45-point night time in opposition to the Clippers. 

Throw out that recreation, and Curry entered Monday taking pictures simply 34 p.c from 3. Once more, it wasn’t a matter of if he was going to interrupt out. It was only a matter of when. Sadly for the Hawks, it occurred on their watch.