Whenever we have doubted his greatness, Stephen Curry has shown us time and again that he is one of the greatest to ever dribble a basketball. And at 35 years of age, after playing six out of the last eight NBA Finals, the man is still going strong with an even bigger will to win it all.
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When the Warriors went down 2-0 in their ongoing series with the Kings, with Draymond Green suspended for Game 3, we doubted him and his team again. Most “experts” of the game like Nick Wright wrote them off right away, thinking it would be at least a gentleman’s sweep for the Sacramento team.
We’ve never given ‘The Chef‘ his flowers for how great of a Playoff-performer he is. In fact, most of his haters think that is what is the weakness in his game. But JJ Redick is not going to let people take that narrative any further.
JJ Redick clears the air around Playoffs Stephen Curry
A 68-point combined effort by Steph, shooting around 50% from the field, 48% from the 3-point line, and 100% from the foul line, he has brought the Warriors back in the series.
In the latest episode of The Old Man and The Three, talking about the 2x MVP’s latest 30-point effort, JJ read out that it was Curry’s 39th Playoffs 30-point game with 5 or more threes, which is 22 more than any other player in the history of the game.
Also, bringing up that it was his 54th Playoffs game with 30 or more points, which brought him to 9th all-time passing Hakeem Olajuwon and Karl Malone, Redick smirked and scoffed at the narrative of Steph being a lesser player in the postseason.
“I think Stephen Curry is better now than he was back then,” Redick said on his podcast, talking about the 6ft 2’ guard’s MVP seasons in 2015 and 2016 when he was in his 20s.
Curry’s Playoffs brilliance started in 2013
In his eight post-seasons that started off with the 2013 Playoffs, the greatest shooter of all time has never averaged under 23 points, 5 assists, 3 rebounds, and a steal per game. His career average in the playoffs in 134 playoff games is 26.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, 6.2 assists, and 1.6 steals.
Even if you forget those numbers and the volume of the shots he takes, the man has shot over 45% from the field, 40% from the 3-point line, and almost 90% from the charity stripe throughout those 134 games.
That’s unreal efficiency for a spot-up shooter who takes far lesser shots than Curry does. That’s the reason why JJ looks to be in awe when he talks about Steph, and so should we all. Appreciate the greatness while witnessing it.
