Stephen Curry doesn’t need extra motivation at the moment.
The early-season favorite MVP delivered his latest monster performance Sunday afternoon against the LA Clippers, delivering a viral moment in the process.
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Golden State improved to 18-2 with a 105-90 win, as Curry scored 33 points along with six assists and six steals, finishing 7 to 13 from the 3-point line.
The famous moment of the night came with just over 9 minutes left in the competition, when Curry was apparently fouled by Terrance Mann in an attempt to lie up. When no whistle blew, Curry angrily let his thoughts know, and the official quickly assessed a technical fault for the protest.
Angry play appears to be another way to help Curry cook, with the superstar guard scoring 11 points in the standings, including three in a row between 6:36 and 5:21, when the Warriors opened the score 95-77 with ice. game.
After burying the last of them, Curry sarcastically made a technical foul at the referee’s direction, in one of the most hilarious moments of the season.
After the game, Draymond Green admitted he felt Curry’s outburst could be on the cards after his emotional reaction resulted in a technical foul.
“You saw the boom coming,” Green said after the game. “I told Jordan Poole, he’s about to put this up. He’s starting to put them up. It’s good to see.”
Head coach Steve Kerr admitted an emotional reaction was rare for Curry.
“It’s just as frustrating as I’ve been seeing Steph for a long time,” Kerr said. “It seemed to help him. I guess whatever.”
“He was clearly fouled. Steph is competitive. When he knows he’s been fouled, especially in a play like that in the transition period where it’s outdoor and easy to see and he doesn’t. called every once in a while he’ll succeed He doesn’t do it often but when he knows he’s right the opponent will show up and he’ll lose his mind a bit but it usually drives him like as in this case.”
The Clippers are probably glad at a time when Curry didn’t get the call he thought he deserved.
By the end of the night, they probably wish the whistle had blown.
