Stephen Curry Put On One Of Greatest Performances Of All Time In Game 4 Overtime Victory

The Golden State Warriors finally looked to be in a dogfight. After the Portland Trail Blazers emerged victorious in Game 3, they came out in Game 4 and took a 16-point first quarter lead and seemed to have the Warriors on their heels. Then Stephen Curry checked in for the first time all series and everything changed.

Curry would go on to put up one of the most epic performances in playoff history as he scored 40 points, including an NBA record 17 in overtime as he led the Warriors to a 132-125 overtime victory to take a 3-1 series lead. It was Curry’s first appearance since Game 4 of the Warriors’ first-round series against the Rockets on Apr. 24.

No one knew what to expect from Curry in his return from an MCL sprain. He had only played 39 minutes total in the playoffs entering Monday, night and even head coach Steve Kerr didn’t know how much he could give the Warriors.

“I expected what I saw early, I expected a lot of rust. I don’t think anybody could have predicted the explosion. I figured he’d find his stroke and make a few shots but that was… that was crazy.”

Crazy is not a strong enough term for what Curry did in Game 4. Epic, historical and legendary are the closest words I can think of, but I don’t even know if those do his performance justice.

Michael Jordan‘s performance in Game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals against the Utah Jazz has become known as the “Flu Game” as he scored 38 points despite flu-like symptoms. Curry’s performance was more impressive, albeit on a lesser scale only because it wasn’t the NBA Finals.

Any thoughts on what we can call this game?