Curry Scores 51 as Warriors Win, NBA Scores

Stephen Curry's smile gave way to laughter. The reigning MVP received an inbounds pass following a free throw, took a couple of dribbles past midcourt before launching a 44-foot shot that banked in at the buzzer.

The crowd rose to its feet, Curry lifted his arms and struck a pose before chuckling his way to the Golden State bench.

"I was laughing, sure. That really isn't supposed to happen," Curry said Thursday night after making 10 3-pointers and scoring 51 points in a 130-114 victory over the Orlando Magic.

"I made a bunch of 3s in the third quarter and then finished with that one," he added. "It was really funny to me, it just banked off the glass."

A night after scoring 42 in a six-point victory at Miami, Curry made 20 of 27 shots, including 10 of 15 3-pointers. The Warriors pulled away in the closing minutes of the third quarter, with his bank shot putting the defending NBA champions up 99-91.

"Are you guys surprised?" Magic guard Evan Fournier asked reporters. "I'm not. It's just what he does."

Curry topped 50 points for the third time this season, the first player to do it that many times since LeBron James and Dwyane Wade in 2008-09.

Thursday, February 25 Scoreboard

Golden State 130, Orlando 114
    
Boston 112, Milwaukee 107

New Orleans 123, Oklahoma City 119

Brooklyn 116, Phoenix 106

Houston 119, Portland 105

San Antonio 96, Utah 78

Friday, February 26 Schedule (All Times Central)

Charlotte at Indiana, 6 p.m.

Washington at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Orlando at New York, 6:30 p.m.

Cleveland at Toronto, 6:30 p.m.

Chicago at Atlanta, 7 p.m.

Denver at Dallas, 7:30 p.m.

Los Angeles at Sacramento, 9 p.m.

Memphis at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.