Stephen Curry is on his way to asserting his position as one of the greatest shooters in NBA history. During 10 years of fighting in the NBA, the 31-year-old star has conquered countless noble individual titles. And perhaps Curry is looking to add to his massive trophy collection with the title “Shaqtin a fool” this year.
As humans, we cannot avoid “silly” moments. Even if you are the best player, you will sometimes make basic mistakes like amateur players. And that happened to Curry in today’s match.
The situation took place in the final seconds of the match, after James Harden on the Houston Rockets side had just made a brave breakthrough and scored a point. As if wanting to respond to his opponent, Curry made a bold decision, breaking through the enemy circle before scoring.
Even the Warriors’ superstar defender wanted to use a dunk to “humiliate” his opponent. However, things did not go according to Curry’s wishes. His breakthrough was extremely powerful, but his jump somehow lacked power. It was that “failed” jump shot that completely destroyed his ambition to dunk, amid the laughter of the entire Toyota Center.
Curry’s situation was also the Warriors’ last attack. Thereby, they had to accept defeat with the final score of 126-121 against the Rockets. Personally, Curry also had an ineffective day with only 17 points and 4 assists after more than 44 minutes of play.
This defeat caused the Warriors to shorten the gap to 1-2 in the Bo7 series between the two teams. As for the Rockets, this victory helps the home team rekindle hope in this playoff series after losing the first 2 games. Besides, this victory also helps Rockets gain more confidence in the next match.
Game 4 between the two teams will take place on May 7 at the Houston Rockets’ Toyota Center.
