A new day, a new personal NBA playoff record for Steph Curry.
With 25 first-half points against the Blazers in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals Monday night, the Warriors superstar set a new high-water mark for most first-half points in his playoff career.
Stephen Curry’s 25 first half points are the most he’s ever scored in the first half of a playoff game (previously 24 on April 16, 2016 vs. Houston). His high for any half is 33 (second half in Game 6 at Houston on May 10, 2019).
— Warriors PR (@WarriorsPR) May 21, 2019
Curry was sensational in the half, putting up those 25 points on 7-of-9 shooting from the field, including 5-of-7 on 3-pointers.
Steph is not from this planet 👽 pic.twitter.com/1X0j6cc0tS
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Curry was having a shootout with Blazers big man Meyers Leonard, who set a career high for any game of his career with 25 points of his own in the first half.
The Moda Center crowd was getting into it.
“Meyers Leonard!!!” #RipCity pic.twitter.com/awcd8HJ6VL
— NBC Sports Northwest (@NBCSNorthwest) May 21, 2019
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The Blazers led the Warriors 69-65 at the half, but the Warriors came back and won 119-117 in overtime to sweep Portland and advance to the NBA Finals.
Curry and Leonard finished with 37 points and 30 points, respectively.