The Miami Heat didn't have their full roster, but they might have played their best game of the year in Wednesday's 118-112 loss to the Golden State Warriors. And it wasn't enough because Stephen Curry, as he so often does, decided he felt like winning.
You might call what Curry does at the end of games divine intervention. ESPN.com's Ethan Strauss uses "deus ex machina," which refers to the literary device of an overwhelming, unexpected force salvaging a seemingly hopeless situation.
Both work to describe the way Curry so consistently removes the sense of fairness from games with finishing flurries and incomparably hot stretches. If we could read the minds of opponents while this is happening, we'd see thought-bubble questions like: "What's even the point?"
The reigning MVP finished with 42 points, seven rebounds and seven assists on 14-of-29 shooting. He also tied Kyle Korver's NBA record by making a three in his 127th consecutive game—probably the fifth- or sixth-most noteworthy event of the night.
Klay Thompson scored 33, and Draymond Green notched a 10-point, 11-rebound double-double.
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Wednesday NBA Roundup: It’s Only a Game Until Stephen Curry Takes Over
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