Steph Curry explodes for 50 factors however Golden State Warriors nonetheless crushed 130-119 by Phoenix Suns

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Steph Curry scored 50 factors for the eleventh time in his NBA profession, however his efforts weren’t sufficient for the struggling Golden State Warriors towards the Phoenix Suns because the defending champions went down 130-119.

The Warriors at the moment are 6-9 on the season and winless from eight video games on the street – a troubling signal because the staff seems to win a fifth title since 2015.

That is the longest street dropping streak by a defending champion for the reason that Chicago Bulls within the 1998/99 season, in response to ESPN, and the Warriors’ longest dropping streak on the street in the beginning of a season since 1989/90.

“We’re by no means going to panic, there’s no level in panicking,” Warriors head coach Steve Kerr advised reporters after Wednesday’s recreation.

“What we now have to do is stick with it and discover it. However as a way to discover it, we’ve received to get all people on board, on the identical web page by way of simply worrying about successful – and that’s it.

“I noticed numerous hanging heads tonight,” he added. “I feel we’re feeling sorry for ourselves.”

Regardless of the loss, it was a historic night time for Curry, who was 17-of-28 from the sector and 7-of-11 from three-point vary together with grabbing 9 rebounds and 6 assists.

Within the course of, he handed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and tied Allen Iverson for the ninth-most 50-plus level video games within the historical past of the NBA.

Klay Thompson had 19 factors and Andrew Wiggins had 14, whereas the Suns, against this, had a much more balanced assault with all 5 of their starters recording double figures.

Cameron Payne scored a career-high 29 factors – together with six three-pointers – whereas Devin Booker and Mikal Bridges, who completed simply shy of a triple-double with 9 assists and 9 rebounds, every added 27 and 23 factors respectively.

Phoenix, with out an injured Chris Paul for the fourth straight recreation and up towards a free-scoring Curry, managed a lot of the competition and led by a snug 14-point margin on the finish of the third quarter.

”It’s essential to have a staff,” Booker stated concerning the even scoring distribution all through the staff. ”That provides you longevity and can get us by a season.”

The win noticed the Suns, second behind the Portland Path Blazers within the Western Convention standings, enhance to 9-5 on the season.

They subsequent go to the Utah Jazz on Friday whereas the Warriors welcome the New York Knicks.