NBA ESSENTIALS:<\/strong>SCORES | SCHEDULE | STANDINGS<\/p>\n \ud83d\udd25 49 POINTS, 10 THREES for Curry \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n \u25aa\ufe0f Most 3s in a 10-game span (72) Curry shot 14-of-28 from the field, 10-of-17 on 3-pointers and 11-of-12 on free throws for his eighth 40-point outing of the season and fourth in the last five games. Diving deeper, Curry's recent numbers are staggering:<\/p>\n \u25ba He now leads the NBA in scoring at 31.4 points per game, a career high.<\/p>\n \u25ba During the 11-game streak, he is averaging 40 points on 54.1% shooting overall and 49.7% from 3-point range. For the season, he's shooting 49.1% overall and 43.1% from deep.<\/p>\n \u25ba He has 21 career games with at least 10 3-pointers, including six this season and four in the last five games. Teammate and fellow Splash Brother Klay Thompson is second with five career games with 10 3s. No other player in league history has more than three.<\/p>\n \u25ba He has made 72 3-pointers in the last 10 games, most ever in a 10-game stretch.<\/p>\n \u25ba His streak of 30-point games is the longest by a Warriors player since Wilt Chamberlain in 1964.<\/p>\n \u25ba With 47 and 49 points in his last two games, he is the first player 33 or older to score 45+ in back-to-back games since Michael Jordan in 2001.<\/p>\n
\u25aa\ufe0f 11th straight 30+ point game
\u25aa\ufe0f 10+ threes in 4 out of last 5 games@StephenCurry30 gonna Steph. pic.twitter.com\/OBuwpGf8Ie<\/p>\n
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