After the Oklahoma City Thunder handed the Golden State Warriors a stunning Game 1 loss, the defending NBA champs responded in a big way winning Wednesday’s game 118-91.
Before the game, fans anxiously awaited the next chapter in the Western Conference Finals. Huffington Post sports captured a moment with Craig Sager, TNT’s sideline reporter who is known for is colorful wardrobes.
Craig Sager's on the sidelines tonight, so we know this game's gonna be a good one
— HuffPost Sports (@HuffPostSports)
Even Broncos safety T.J. Ward was excited. The Super Bowl 50 champion was rooting for his home team of course.
Gametime! Let's go
— T.J. Ward (@BossWard43)
Before Curry took over the game, he made a frantic dive into the stands going for a loose ball.
That sound you just heard was all of Nor. Cal gasping — Curry went flying into the stands for this loose ball
— HuffPost Sports (@HuffPostSports)
Bleacher Report called Dub Nation fans out for not catching their star point guard and the league’s reigning (and first unanimous) MVP
Sooooo nobody going to catch Steph?
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport)
Denver Post Nuggets reporter Chris Dempsey noted that Curry is not too far removed from a knee injury while ESPN’s J.A. Adande compared Curry’s dive to Panthers quarterback Cam Newton’s decision to not go after a fumble in the Super Bowl.
It's okay if the guy with the sprained mcl DOESN'T jump into the crowd going after a loose ball
— Chris Dempsey (@chrisadempsey)
That dive makes me wonder did we ever get Curry’s take on Cam Newton’s non-fumble recovery in Super Bowl?
— J.A. Adande (@jadande)
Of course, it was only a matter of time until “Chef” Curry took over the game. He scored 28 points with 15 straight in the third quarter in less than two minutes. SB Nation compiled a video game montage in Curry’s honor.
Steph's third quarter summary:
— SB Nation (@SBNation)
Here are the real highlights.
Stephen Curry buries six three-pointers, his 45th straight playoff game with a made triple
— NBA (@NBA)
Steph staring down Ibaka before his shot goes in was _________
— SI NBA (@si_nba)
After that, the game was well out of reach for the Thunder who didn’t have an answer. The game was blown open so wide that some members of Dub Nation decided to retire for an early night.
Even when your team's up this much, dont understand all the fans leaving. It's the Western Conf Finals. It's 8:23p. Where do you have to be?
— Rachel Nichols (@Rachel__Nichols)
Curry may be in a league of his own and even former Broncos tight end Shannon Sharpe recognizes it
No, no one has. “: ever seen anything like curry before?”
— shannon sharpe (@ShannonSharpe)
