Steph Curry sets an NBA record for most points in a Game 7
Steph Curry scored a playoff career-high 50 points and answered time and again to will the defending champions on in their quest for a repeat.
The Golden State Warriors advanced to the Western Conference semifinals by beating Sacramento Kings 120-100.
Curry’s points are the most in NBA history in a Game 7, topping former teammate Kevin Durant’s 48 for the Brooklyn Nets against Milwaukee Bucks in 2021. Kevon Looney grabbed 21 rebounds in Sunday’s winner-take-all Game 7.
The Warriors fell behind 2-0 in this series then won twice on the road in front of a hostile, cowbell-clanging crowd in the state capital to become the first reigning champion to drop the first two games and win any postseason series.
Now, bring on LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference semifinals with all that NBA Finals history with James and Golden State dating to his Cleveland days. Game 1 is Tuesday night at Chase Center.
