Welcome back, Stephen Curry.
After sitting out four games with a knee injury, Curry came back with a vengeance Monday night in Game 4 of the Golden State Warriors’ second-round playoff series with the Portland Trail Blazers.
The NBA’s Most Valuable Player began the game on the bench but finished with 40 points — including an NBA-record 17 in overtime — as the Warriors won 132-125 to push the Blazers to the brink of elimination.
Stephen Curry's 17 points in OT are the most ever scored in overtime of ANY game (regular season or postseason) pic.twitter.com/f2y089uOGZ
— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) May 10, 2016
Curry outscored Portland by himself in the five-minute overtime session, burying circus shot after circus shot before a stunned Moda Center crowd.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_hxnzjzkRU
Man, this is cold-blooded. Steph Curry told the Portland crowd that it isn't Dame Time. 👀 https://t.co/dmyPb5Z5Ox
— Alex Kennedy (@AlexKennedyNBA) May 10, 2016
Steph Curry: "I am here. I am Back.." #MVP 💦 on #EMIsportsBayArea #LetsGoWarriors
https://t.co/B7cm4Vnujp— Joseph Estevez – EMI Sports Central (@EMIsports) May 10, 2016
Blazers owner Paul Allen left in awe of Steph Curry pic.twitter.com/jWs3ALTVSG
— Gifdsports (@gifdsports) May 10, 2016
Golden State now can secure a second consecutive Western Conference finals appearance with a win Wednesday on home court in Game 5.
“I just want to make an announcement before we start,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said to begin his postgame news conference. “Steph will start on Wednesday night. In case anyone was wondering.”
Thumbnail photo via Jaime Valdez/USA TODAY Sports Images
