San Francisco, CA – Friday night the Golden State Warriors improved their record to 33-13, by defeating a young Houston Rockets team. The game went down to the wire, and it took a game-winning jump shot from superstar Stephen Curry, to leave the Chase Center with a 105-103 victory. The shot by the two-time MVP won it, but a team effort helped make it possible.
“Everybody contributed down the stretch leading up to the shot to give us a chance,” the Warriors superstar told ClutchPoints. “Defensively, (Kevon) Loon (Looney), and Otto (Porter Jr.) were awesome protecting the paint, flying around, rebounding, blocking shots. JP (Jordan Poole) hit two big shots in the fourth. Wiggs (Andrew Wiggins) came in, was posting up everywhere. You get a stop with five seconds left and then you just try to end it, so it was a good vibe.”
Look at the crowd's reaction to Stephen Curry's game-winning shot. pic.twitter.com/EIpQfVGcpC
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That vibe was needed for the Dubs who have struggled to win games recently. In their last 10 appearances, they are 4-6, and that puts them three games behind Chris Paul and the Phoenix Suns who have the best record in the NBA.
Although this was only a season game, the Warriors knew they needed the win to try and get their season back on track. Golden State are usually all business, but after everything they've been through the last few weeks, this shot was a reason to celebrate.
This was a moment that Curry desperately craved and has never experienced. In 13 NBA seasons, the man who can make any shot from anywhere has never made a buzzer-beating game-winning basket. Now he's done it, and maybe this could be the thing that brings him out of the worst shooting slump of his life.
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