Point guard sends Warriors into the second round after scoring an NBA playoff record 50 points in Game 7

At 35 years old and with numerous individual records behind him, Stephen Curry still had things left to do in the NBA. For example, becoming the first player in history to score 50 points in Game 7 of a playoff series. He crossed that off his list at the end of a historic game against the Sacramento Kings (100-120) that sent the Golden State Warriors, the champions, into the second round, where they will now face the Los Angeles Lakers.

“I’ll always remember it as Steph Curry‘s game now,” Klay Thompson said.

There’s a reason he’s a two-time MVP and Finals MVP: he takes us over the top at times like that. When he’s in a trance like that, you try to put him in the good spots, give him the ball and get out of the way,” said his teammate, who poured in 30 points in a sensational second half, his most after halftime of a Game 7 since the 96-97 season.

Curry took an NBA career-high 38 shots, scoring 20 of those on 7/18 three-pointers. But he also scored 22 points in the paint, another personal best. How do you defend someone who is going to pound you inside and out? He is the first player in Warriors history with more than 40 points in a seventh game, he is, along with Karl Malone, the player who has reached 50 points in a playoff game after his 35th birthday, he finished with only one turnover and from his hands, between points and assists (six), 66 of his team’s 120 points came from his hands.

Total domination

“To see Steph with that total domination? I’m a basketball fan, and as a basketball fan, you can appreciate that. But as his teammate, that’s the guy you want to go to war with. Without a doubt,” Draymond Green stated.