It took three games, but the scoring outburst that everyone expected from Stephen Curry finally happened.
Struggling in the first two games of their Western Conference finals series against the Houston Rockets, Curry got untracked in Game 3 to propel the Golden State Warriors to a huge 126-85 win.
The result put the defending NBA champions on top, 2-1, in their best-of-seven series.
Curry scored a game-high 35 points, 18 of which came in an intense third-quarter flurry that allowed the Warriors to break the game open.
After making only one three-pointer each in the first two games of the series, Curry drilled five of his 12 attempts from beyond the arc in Game 3.
"For four days everybody's been talking about him, and what he did tonight didn't surprise any of us because that's just who he is," Golden State head coach Steve Kerr said of Curry.
"He's got unbelievable character, great talent, and always rises when he needs to," he added.
Curry also added six rebounds and an assist to his stat line. The Warriors outscored the Rockets by 24 points during his 34 minutes on the floor.
Before his Game 3 explosion, Curry averaged 17 points in the first two games and made only two of 13 attempts from the three-point area.
Game 4 of the series is on Tuesday in Oakland (Wednesday in Manila).
source: news.abs-cbn.com
