Stephen Curry’s Top 10 Games of 2012-2013

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Game 2: Golden State Warriors 131, Denver Nuggets 117

Statistics: 30 points (.565/.400), 5 rebounds, 13 assists (1 turnover), 3 steals (4 fouls) in 42 minutes (+15)

Advanced: 30.1 GmSc, 65.2% TS, 26.4% USG, 150 ORtg, 114 DRtg

Highlights: pull-up, kickout for 3, kickout for corner 3, overhead pass for jumper, transition pull-up, pull-up, transition spin jumper, stepback, corner 3, hedge split layup, hedge split one-legged stepback, pull-up off screen, pull-up off screen, curl corner 3, curl corner 3, pull-up 3 off screen, passed out of double for dunk, wrist pass for dunk

In Game 1, the Warriors didn’t just lose the game, they lost David Lee. Steph Curry picked up the slack as both scorer (30 points on four 3s and zero free throws) and facilitator (13 assists:1 turnover). Curry actually shoots a little worse from midrange than 3, but he used the space created by Andrew Bogut screens to stick pull-up after pull-up. Curry has a flair for the dramatic, rarely settling for the mundane when the magnificent will do, such as taking contested spin jumpers on the break or splitting soft hedges for Dirks.