Ever went up for a handshake with a friend but got left hanging? It's not the best feeling, especially when it's caught on national television by ABC. That seems to be what happened on Saturday night after a battle between star point guards in the Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry and the Boston Celtics' Kyrie Irving.

Immediately following the Warriors' thrilling 109-105 win over the Celtics at Oracle Arena, Curry and Irving met near center court and gave each other a hug. However, after the two shared their words, Irving seemed to have immediately turned away at the exact moment that Curry offered him a handshake.

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Stuff like that can be a little hard to watch, making a person cringe, but it's pretty doubtful that Irving did this to Curry on purpose. Regardless, these two superstar players both had incredible games on Saturday night.

Curry stole the show at Oracle Arena, as the two-time Most Valuable Player erupted for a season-high 49 points on an eye-opening 16-of-24 shots made from the field.

In an article written by Janie McCauley of The Associated Press, Irving reacts to Curry's explosive night:

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“Oh yeah. I've been going against him for the last seven years,” Irving said of Curry. “This special team that they have now, adding KD, you've seen how they've kind of transformed from the first year they won it to now being two-time champions. The bench, everyone. It's always a high-level game.”

The Celtics star had 37 points of his own on an impressive 13-of-18 shots from the field, which included a 7-of-7 shooting start to the game.

“The way he started the game tonight was pretty crazy,” Curry said. “We try to bring the best out of each other. Tonight was one of those nights, just a fun way to play.”

The Warriors were victorious in all three games on their recent homestand and are the first team in the NBA to reach 40 wins for the third consecutive season. Now that achievement certainly deserves more than just a high five.