ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) – Stephen Curry scored 51 points and set an NBA record with a 3-pointer in his 128th consecutive game as the Golden State Warriors beat the Orlando Magic 130-114 on Thursday night.
A night after scoring 42 in a six-point victory at Miami, Curry made 20 of 27 shots from the field, including 10 3-pointers. The Warriors pulled away in the closing minutes of the third quarter, with Curry banking in a 44-foot shot at the buzzer for a 99-91 lead.
The reigning MVP topped 50 points for the third time this season, becoming first player to do it that many times in a season since LeBron James and Dwyane Wade in 2008-09.
That wasn’t his only highlight of the night.
Curry surpassed Kyle Korver’s mark of 127 straight games with a 3, which Curry tied while making six 3s at Miami on Wednesday night.