February** Dynamic Incentive Program
On February 9, Beijing time, the NBA's mid-term trade deadline expired, and the league had as many as 15 transactions overnight, but they were all innocuous small transactions, and all the big-name stars and All-Star level were on hold.
In addition to Curry, the Golden State Warriors, who were previously rumored to be tradeable by the whole team, had a big thunder and a small raindrop, and finally only reached a small deal with the Pacers, and the Warriors used Joseph, the favorite of head coach Kerr and the team's third point guard, to exchange a second-round pick and some cash from the Pacers, and also clear a spot for the team. According to Yongji, the Warriors are likely to seek a defensive player with a height advantage in the subsequent buyout market, such as Zhuangshen Drummond, Lopez Jr. and others.
The funny thing is that after the Pacers got Joseph, they immediately cut him, and the team was equivalent to exchanging a second-round pick + cash for loneliness. Some fans ridiculed the Pacers in reverse, this wave of operations is really 666.
As soon as the trade was completed, the Warriors and Pacers immediately started a pinnacle matchup, with All-Star guard Curry versus Haliburton.
In the last game against the Philadelphia 76ers, Curry was directly destroyed by the 76ers' coach Nas's tactics of staring at the quadruple, and finally shot 3+1 balls, which were successfully turned into offensive fouls by Nas. In the end, Curry scored only nine points in the third single-digit game of the season. Fortunately, his teammates gave strength, Brother Zui and Kuminga stepped up, and their strong rise made up for Curry's offensive firepower, and even Klay, who had been in the doldrums before, was also efficient, scoring 18 points and 0 turnovers, helping the Warriors defeat the 76ers with a score of 127-104. Curry also won a very rare game.
Facing the Pacers in this game, Curry, who was holding back his anger, opened the game with a direct showdown and did not pretend, shooting 6 of 6 in the first quarter, and his 100% three-point shooting rate announced the horror of Curry. In the face of Curry's inexplicable three-pointer, Haliburton could only avoid his edge and frequently responded with tandems and assists.
In the end, Curry came out on top, and the Warriors beat the Pacers 131-109. The Warriors have won two consecutive 20+ points in a row this season. It seems that with the end of the trade deadline, the Warriors who have decided to stay on the team are starting to fight back.
Curry played 30 minutes and 6 seconds and scored a game-high 42 points on 15-of-22 shooting, including 11-of-16 three-pointers. Hit 11 three-pointers in a single game, including a wave of six in a row, and in the three-point field, Curry is the existence of the league's all-time GOAT. It was only five days since Curry last hit 10 three-pointers in a single game.
In addition to leading the team to win this game, Curry also ushered in a new milestone in his career total scores, with 42 points in this game, his career total points reached 23,000+, ranking fifth in the active team, second only to James, and the former Thunder's three young Durant, Wei Shao, and Harden, and the last four personal career total points reached 25,000+.
23000+ is still very valuable for Curry, who debuted off the bench without any resource support from leagues and sponsors, and was repeatedly attacked by ankle injuries in the early stage of his career, not only being looked down upon, but also almost ruining his career early. To reach today's heights, Curry's own diligent training and indomitable fighting spirit along the way.
Scoring 23,000+ is not the end, Curry is only 36 years old, which is not too old for today's NBA players, and Curry is still in peak competitive condition, if there are no injury accidents, there is no problem at all in playing 3-4 seasons. It's hard to reach a career 30,000+ points estimate, but who knows? To paraphrase an advertising slogan, anything is possible!
What do you think? Is it possible for Curry to score 30,000+ points in his career?