National Basketball Association roundup: Stephen Curry scores 40 for streaking Warriors

The performance came on a night when Curry’s father, Dell, was honored for his achievements as a player for the Hornets organization.

During the same game, Curry also scored 28 points in the third quarter, matching his career-best for points scored in a quarter.

Pistons 127, Suns 122 – Reggie Jackson scored 24 of his 34 points after halftime, and host Detroit rallied from 16 down in the fourth quarter to knock out Phoenix in overtime.

Curry’s explosion came over the final 7min 26sec of the third.

Newton and the Panthers aren’t doing so bad themselves, sitting flawless at 11-0 one game away from clinching a playoff spot and a third consecutive NFC South championship.

“I am just playing with confidence”, he said.

Another key to winning basketball games is to take full advantage of every opportunity while limiting your opponent’s ability to do the same. “To do it in his hometown like this, 40 points in only three quarters”.

“You can’t pick and choose when you’re going to be physical”, Clifford said.

The other half of the Splash Brothers, Klay Thompson set the tone for the Warriors in the opening period scorching 15 points as they raced to a 15 point lead early. They led by as many as 26 at one point.

After a Draymond Green missed three, Andrew Bogut grabbed the rebound and found Curry in the corner for a wide open three. “I felt like he may not have a great start, but once he got a feel for the game, he would ride the wave”, Fraser told ESPN. “I might have got a little inspiration from that”.

Curry is averaging 32.0 points, 6.0 assists, and 5.1. rebounds this season. He then went on to play 10 seasons in Charlotte and is still the franchise’s all-time leader in points, three-pointers, and games played.

His current averages are career highs and he’s shooting a career-best 46.3 percent from 3-point range, which is better than Stephen Curry’s 45.9% mark so far this season.

Dell is now the Hornets’ color analyst on Fox Sports Southeast, He also serves as the organization’s Hornets Ambassador and Special Project Advisor. The previous record was 31 games by Ray Allen (2005-06) and Ryan Anderson (2012-13), according to Elias research. “But they’ve shown signs over the last two or three years that they’re elevating to that next level, so it’s just great to see everything click, the way Coach Rivera is handling that team and the decisions they’ve got to make on both sides of the ball”.

Dec 2, 2015; Charlotte, NC, USA; Golden State Warriors center Festus Ezeli (31) defends the basket against Charlotte hornets forward center Frank Kaminsky (44) during the first half of the game at Time Warner Cable Arena.