The Quest For 24

Steph Curry Hits 10 Triples; Averaging 40-Plus Over 4-Game Span

The Golden State Warriors are mediocre compared to the dynasty they oncewere, but one thing remains constant — Steph Curry is a magician. The 3-time NBA champion erupted for 40 points in a win over the Magic (111-105) that included ten 3-pointers (10-for-19). The short-handed Warriors are just above .500 (14-12), but Curry is cooking up an MVP caliber season. He’s averaging 37.4 points per game in February (six games), and an even better 40.2 points in the last four. Oh, and he’s shooting 50 percent from deep (42-for-84). Fifty percent!

For context, there have been 25 games in NBA history where a player hit double-digit 3s. Curry owns 17 of them.

Career Games With 10+ 3-Pointers

– Steph Curry: 17

– Klay Thompson: 5

– All Others: 3 (Combined)

Watch: Curry Drops 40 in 3-Point Barrage

Other NBA Highlights

Carmelo’s Still Got It: The Blazers escaped the 76ers in a tight one (116-114) thanks to 17 points in the 4th quarter from Carmelo Anthony, including the two game-winning free throws. That was the most for Anthony in a quarter in more than four seasons.

Jimmy Gets A Triple-Double: After a brutal 7-14 start to the season, the Heat are finally picking up steam. Jimmy Butler had a triple-double (27-10-10) in Thursday’s win over Houston (101-94). Miami has now won four straight.

Payton Pritchard Gets Hot: The Celtics were winners against the Raptors (120-106) with a surprise performance from rookie Payton Pritchard. The Oregon product had a career-high 20 points on six triples (6-for-8).

Must-Watch List: Kevin Durant Returns to Golden State (Sat. 8:30 pm ET, ABC.

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PGA

Cantlay Ties Pebble Course Record

Patrick Cantlay’s (62) Scorches Opening Round at Pebble Beach

Patrick Cantlay has found his groove. The 28-year-old fired a Pebble Beach record-tying 62 (-10) in the first round on Thursday, including a run of seven birdies in eight holes. The Pebble course played fairly easy compared to its Spyglass counterpart on the other side of the tournament. Only 1 of the top-10 scorecards in Round 1 came from the Spyglass side.

The Record: Cantlay’s scorecard tied Tom Kite (1983) and David Duval (1997) for the best Pebble round ever shot. Kite won that event, and Duval was a runner-up.

Leaderboard

P. Cantlay (-10)

A. Bhatia (-8)

H. Norlander (-8)

N. Lashley (-7)

J. Spieth (-7)

Today’s Tee Times (ET)

11:52 AM: N. Taylor, R. Fowler, J. Spieth

12:03 PM: S. Kim, P. Cantlay, J. Day

1:09 PM: M. Homa, P. Casey, P. Mickelson

1:20 PM: S. Cink, F. Molinari, B. Snedeker

Watch: Round 1 Highlights

Additional Storylines

Golf Digest: Tournament Favorite Patrick Cantlay Did Tournament Favorite Things on Day 1 at Pebble Beach

PGA: Jordan Spieth’s Resurgence Continues at AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

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