Everyone who thinks Steph Curry doesn't show up in the NBA Finals might want to check out what happened at Oracle Arena on Wednesday night.
With the Warriors' missing Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant for Game 3 against the Toronto Raptors, Curry went off, scoring a playoff career-high 47 points.
A new #NBAPlayoffs career-high of 45 points for @StephenCurry30 🔥 pic.twitter.com/lBKKQ1stcT— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) June 6, 2019
Unfortunately for Curry and the Warriors, the two-time defending NBA champions didn't have enough firepower to overcome the loss of Thompson and Durant, falling to the Raptors 123-109.
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Curry put on one of the best offensive performances you'll see in the NBA Finals. The two-time NBA MVP scored 47 points while shooting 14-for-31 from the floor, 6-for-13 from the 3-point line and 13-for-14 from the free throw line, while playing 43 minutes. It was an otherworldly performance from Curry, no matter the outcome of the game.
With this performance in a losing effort, Curry joined an exclusive club.
Stephen Curry joins LeBron James as only players to score 47+ in a Finals loss— Tom Haberstroh (@tomhaberstroh) June 6, 2019
With the Warriors now trailing the series two-games-to-one, they'll need Curry -- and hopefully Durant and Thompson -- to put together a performance for the ages in Game 4 to tie the series.
Any doubts about Steph's ability to show up under the brightest lights were just vaporized with his performance in Game 3.
