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Stephen Curry (left) and Damion Lee of the Golden State Warriors cheer together
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With a career record, basketball superstar Stephen Curry led the Golden State Warriors to their third win of the season in the NBA professional league.
On Sunday (local time) he got 62 points in the 137:122 win against the Portland Trail Blazers.
"I love it.
I love everything this game has to offer, ”said Curry, who alone scored eight threes and the 80th free throw in a row.
"I never set myself that as a goal, I'm just excited to play at the highest level in this atmosphere," said the guard, whose previous best score was 54.
“Simply a brilliant achievement,” summed up Warriors trainer Steve Kerr: “It's just a privilege to coach him.
Not only because of his talent, but also because of the way he presents himself and how he leads. "
One of the best distance throwers in NBA history
"Steph" Curry is one of the best distance throwers in NBA history.
The 32-year-old from Akron / Ohio last proved that in training.
In a video that received much attention worldwide, he turned 105 threesomes within five minutes without fail.
Curry leads many three-way stats in the NBA, with Portland turning eight throws beyond the 7.24-meter mark in one game for the 49th time in his career.
In the preseason, Curry was out for a long time due to a broken hand and had only played five games.
Curry, who has led the Warriors to three championships so far, is the second oldest NBA player to do so with 62 points in one encounter after the late legend Kobe Bryant.
However, this was not enough to make it into the top ten.
For this I would have curry
still have to score eight more points.
The top ten NBA players with the most points in a game:
1. Wilt Chamberlain 100 points (March 2, 1962)
2. Kobe Bryant 81 (Jan 22, 2006)
3. Wilt Chamberlain 78 (December 8, 1961)
4. David Thompson 73 (April 9, 1978)
5. Wilt Chamberlain 73 (November 16, 1962)
6. Wilt Chamberlain 73 (January 13, 1962)
7. Wilt Chamberlain 72 (November 3, 1962)
8. David Robinson 71 (April 24, 1994)
9. Elgin Baylor 71 (November 15, 1960)
10. Wilt Chamberlain 70 (March 10, 1963)
10. Devin Booker 70 (March 24, 2017)
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