Chef Curry heats up, cooks Miami in the 4th quarter at home
By Emmanuel Rivera, RRT PhilBoxing.com Fri, 28 Oct 2022
San Francisco, California—They don’t call him chef for nothing. Steph Curry fired 10 of his 33 total points, along with 7 rebounds and 9 dimes, in the deciding 4th quarter to get his team and mates back to the win column on Thursday night.
With 5:32 left in the fourth quarter, Curry executed a dramatic double-crossover punctuated by a 3-pointer over Miami’s Tyler Herro.
Curry celebrated by drumbeating his chest as the Warriors took the lead 108-100.
Not done yet, Curry made a layup at 3:15, another three at 2:40 and a long jump shot at 2:04 to put the game away.
Klay Thompson (SG) had five 3-pointers and piled 19 points while playing 29 minutes---a far cry from his first ejection last Tuesday when the Suns trounced the Warriors 134-105 in Phoenix, Arizona.
Andrew Wiggins (SF) poured in 18 points (10 rebounds, 2 assists).
Draymond Green (PF) dropped 10 points (7 rebounds, 4 assists).
Kevon Looney (C) scored 7 points (rebounds, 4 assists).
Off the bench, Jordan Poole (SG) contributed 11 points.
James Wiseman (C) did 10.
J. Green(F) scored 6, T. Jerome (SG) made 3 points, as did M. Moody (SG) for 6.
As a team, the Warriors shot 50% FG attempts and 39.1% of their 3-pointers.
For the Miami Heat, Jimmy Butler drained 27, as did Adebayo for 26 and Kyle Lowry for 12 points.
As a team, the Heat made 44.3% FG attempts and 32.6% of their 3-pointers.
Notes: All photos and video in this article are courtesy of the NBA.
