Matisse Thybulle’s defensive clinic thwarts Stephen Curry’s 3-point attempt

Steph Curry enters tonight’s game at Wells Fargo Center needing just 10 3-pointers to claim the NBA’s all-time record.

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Curry is on track to beat Ray Allen’s 3-point record (2,973) and tonight in Philadelphia with his brother Seth, all eyes are on the double MVP to light things up from outside the arc.

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However, Matisse Thybulle has a different opinion.

The Aussie Wing took on the task of stopping Curry and closing every inch of space, keeping him on just 18 points from six of 20 shots from the field and three of 14 from the three-point line.

From the jump, Thybulle had him struggling to get any space as he used his athletic length and prowess to blast spins and cut lanes, beating Warriors star in the outer ring with a strong determination not to break records. his watch, in front of his hometown fans.

“It’s no secret that he’s going to make this record now, Jo [Embiid] and I was talking in the gunfight today and he said we don’t let it happen in our house, so I took it upon myself to make sure it didn’t happen,” Thybule said after the game. play.

Thybulle held off Curry by just one-sixth of a shot in the first half and early in the second he stamped his authority in the contest, stopping Curry’s 3-point effort on the left flank, recovering the ball for 76ers in the same motion.

Thybulle’s tenacity on defense got him into big trouble, winning the third with a 2:26 score to progress in the second inning. No wonder Curry seized the opportunity without Thybulle in the ring to score a quick eight to end the period.

As the third quarter continues to bounce back, so does Thybulle. How many players are blocking not one but two 3-point attempts from Curry? As Kirk Goldsberry notedThybulle was the first player to do so in the same game.

Thybulle got his fourth goal early in the third but continued throughout the second, not letting the fifth foul slow him down in defence.

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“I’ve been doing this since he came here, I think he has a chance to be Defensive Player of the Year, so he showed it tonight,” Embiid said of the defensive effort. Throne of Thybulle.

“The way he guarded Steph, I haven’t seen you in a long time, you’re leaving, it’s him.”

The 102-93 loss to the Warriors was just their fifth game of the season, with 93 points, their lowest score of the season and the first time they’ve been held below 100 points in 2021-22 – more testament to the tenacious defensive effort from the 76ers, who finished the game with a 41-20 pace.

Embiid leads the 76ers with 26 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals as they improve to 15-12 during the season and 5-3 since he returned to the squad.

Meanwhile, for Curry, history will have to wait as he only needs seven more 3-pointers to get past Allen, with their next game against the Indiana Pacers on Monday, December 13 (ET) ).

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