{"id":35414,"date":"2025-12-15T07:55:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T06:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/?p=35414"},"modified":"2025-12-15T07:55:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T06:55:03","slug":"curry-drains-100-foot-pregame-shot-scores-39-in-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/curry-drains-100-foot-pregame-shot-scores-39-in-return\/","title":{"rendered":"Curry Drains 100-Foot Pregame Shot, Scores 39 in Return"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"relative basis-auto flex-col -mb-(--composer-overlap-px) [--composer-overlap-px:28px] grow flex\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm @w-xl\/main:pt-header-height pb-25\">\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&amp;:has([data-writing-block])&gt;*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-693f401c-b900-8333-87e3-abf08ed826ae-6\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-32\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"54e9d214-2923-41ca-a888-4b3ddca28479\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words dark markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-start=\"191\" data-end=\"360\">Stephen Curry signaled his return long before tip-off on Friday night, stunning fans at Chase Center. He made shot from nearly 100 feet moments before the game began.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"362\" data-end=\"661\">As part of his usual pregame routine, Curry launched a heave from the tunnel leading onto the court after taking a short pass from a nearby security guard. The ball sailed beneath the scoreboard and dropped through the net.\u00a0 Curry sprinted away in celebration as fans erupted in disbelief.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"663\" data-end=\"983\">Roughly an hour later, the Warriors star returned to game action for the first time in five contests after recovering from a left quad injury. The 37-year-old looked sharp, pouring in 39 points to go along with five assists and five rebounds in 32 minutes, though Golden State fell 127-120 to the Minnesota Timberwolves.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"985\" data-end=\"1172\">\u201cI felt pretty good early, then had to find my second wind,\u201d Curry said. \u201cOnce I got into the flow, everything started to feel normal again. Individually, it was a solid first game back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1174\" data-end=\"1462\">Curry shot 14-of-28 from the field and recorded his eighth 30-point performance of the season. However, his effort wasn\u2019t enough for a Warriors side missing key contributors, including Draymond Green, who remains out due to a team-excused absence, and Al Horford, sidelined with sciatica.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1464\" data-end=\"1717\">Golden State now sits at 13-13 heading into Sunday\u2019s matchup with Portland, and the reliance on Curry remains clear. While his pregame heroics provided the night\u2019s highlight, the inability to convert his strong return into a win raised further concerns.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1719\" data-end=\"1908\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Asked afterward about the long-distance shot that captivated the crowd, Curry offered a wry smile. \u201cThat\u2019s the second one I\u2019ve made,\u201d he said. \u201cI thought it was going to be a better night.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stephen Curry signaled his return long before tip-off on Friday night, stunning fans at Chase Center. He made shot from nearly 100 feet moments before the game began. As part of his usual pregame routine, Curry launched a heave from the tunnel leading onto the court after taking a short pass from a nearby security guard. The ball sailed beneath the scoreboard and dropped through the net.\u00a0 Curry sprinted away in celebration as fans erupted in disbelief. Roughly an hour later, the Warriors star returned to game action for the first time in five contests after recovering from a left quad injury. The 37-year-old looked sharp, pouring in 39 points to go along with five assists and five rebounds in 32 minutes, though Golden State fell 127-120 to the Minnesota Timberwolves. \u201cI felt pretty good early, then had to find my second wind,\u201d Curry said. \u201cOnce I got into the flow, everything started to feel normal again. Individually, it was a solid first game back.\u201d Curry shot 14-of-28 from the field and recorded his eighth 30-point performance of the season. However, his effort wasn\u2019t enough for a Warriors side missing key contributors, including Draymond Green, who remains out due to a team-excused absence, and Al Horford, sidelined with sciatica. Golden State now sits at 13-13 heading into Sunday\u2019s matchup with Portland, and the reliance on Curry remains clear. While his pregame heroics provided the night\u2019s highlight, the inability to convert his strong return into a win raised further concerns. Asked afterward about the long-distance shot that captivated the crowd, Curry offered a wry smile. \u201cThat\u2019s the second one I\u2019ve made,\u201d he said. \u201cI thought it was going to be a better night.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":11846,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,169],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-35414","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-basketball","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Curry Drains 100-Foot Pregame Shot, Scores 39 in Return - Matchplug Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Stephen Curry signaled his return long before tip-off on Friday night, stunning fans at Chase Center.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/curry-drains-100-foot-pregame-shot-scores-39-in-return\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Curry Drains 100-Foot Pregame Shot, Scores 39 in Return - 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