In the NBA Christmas War, the Warriors lost 114-120 against the Nuggets, once again validating Curry's failure to escape the curse of the Christmas War. His performance was not as good as it could be, shooting just 333% and 23 percent from three-point range1%, and finally got 18 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, with a net negative value of -26 in the whole game.
Curry's record in the Christmas game has not changed, and he has never won two consecutive victories. Despite the loss, Rookie Podzemski's performance was a highlight, contributing 13 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 steals. At the start of the game, Curry didn't find his form quickly, missing shots in the first quarter and only had two assists.
It wasn't until 2:46 before halftime that Curry managed to score his first game of the game, a step-back three-pointer. In the first half, he shot just 20% from the field and had 4 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists. In the first half of the third quarter, Curry ushered in the moment of consecutive scoring, but in the second half of the quarter, his hand cooled down again, and the three-point shooting rate was only 20%.
Even with a mid-quarter shot, the Nuggets' lead made the Warriors unable to recover and ultimately lost the game. Looking at Curry's performance in the first 10 Christmas games of his career, it is clear that it was not as good as it could be.
In nine games, he has only 4 wins and 5 losses, averaging 153 points 49 rebounds 67 assists, shooting just 31% from the field and 20 from three-point range4%。It is worth mentioning that Curry scored only 4 points in the first two Christmas games of his career (2011 and 2012).
Curry showed his stellar performance again in the 2021-22 Christmas game, which became his highest-scoring game in the Christmas game. He put up impressive numbers of 33 points, four rebounds and six assists in the game, however, despite this, he didn't shoot as well as he could be, shooting 27-of-10 from the field and 16-of-5 from three-point range.