Steph Curry (left) drains one of his eight triples in leading the Warriors to a rout of the Sixers. —AP
Playing through a sprained right thumb and with his right wrist heavily bandaged, Stephen Curry was still able to add to his three-point shooting tradition Thursday night by making all eight of his attempts for the first time in his career as a Golden State player. The Warriors routed the Philadelphia 76ers, 139-105, in San Francisco.
Curry finished with 30 points and 10 assists in one night when he became the first in NBA history to make at least 8 of 8 from three-point range and compile double-digit assists in the same night.
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Having gone just 7 of 24 from long range in his previous two games, Curry matched his career best without a miss by going 6 of 6 in three quarters before adding two more early of the last period.
Curry had made all six of his three-pointers in a game twice before, including last April on the road against the Los Angeles Lakers.
The NBA record of 9 for 9 was originally set by former Warrior Latrell Sprewell, then of the New York Knicks, in 2003. It was eventually tied three times: by Ben Gordon in 2006 and 2012, and by Jalen Brunson in 2023. .
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Jonathan Kuminga scored 20 points off the bench, while Draymond Green, Andrew Wiggins and Dennis Schroder scored 15 apiece for the Warriors, who took advantage of a Philadelphia team playing the second straight night on the road to get an anticipated advantage. jump on your way to a stunning victory.
Moses Moody shot 4 of 5 on three-point attempts and Schroder hit 3 of 4 from long range, helping the Warriors make 22 treys on 39 attempts (56.4%).
Joel Embiid, who missed Philadelphia’s 113-107 loss at Sacramento on Wednesday that ended the 76ers’ four-game winning streak, returned to pace the team with 28 points and 14 rebounds.
After the Kings scored the final 15 points to beat them on Wednesday, the 76ers were blown out 13-4 early by the Warriors. Schroder made a pair of three-pointers and Curry his first during the burst.
Lakers blow out Blazers
Meanwhile, LeBron James scored 38 points and dished out eight assists and Max Christie added a career-high 28 points as the Lakers overcame the absence of Anthony Davis to beat visiting Portland, 114-106.
Austin Reaves had 15 points and 11 assists as the Lakers won for the sixth time in their last eight games. Davis was scratched late with a sprained left ankle.
Anfernee Simons scored 23 points, while Shaedon Sharpe and Deni Avdija each added 19 as the Trail Blazers lost for the 10th time in their last 13 games. Portland lost its eighth straight road game.
Elsewhere, Tyrese Haliburton combined for 33 points with 15 assists with no turnovers to lead Indiana to a convincing 128-115 victory over host Miami.
Haliburton set the tone with a first quarter of 16 points and five assists. In three meetings with Miami this season, Haliburton has 36 assists and one turnover. Myles Turner scored 21 points for the Pacers and Pascal Siakam had 18 points and 11 rebounds.
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Rookie Kel’el Ware contributed a career-high 25 points on 9-of-11 shooting and added three blocks in 21 minutes off the bench for the Heat. Bam Adebayo finished with 20 points and eight rebounds. —Reuters
