VIDEO: Stephen Curry puts on shooting clinic in win over Raptors
The Golden State Warriors had their toughest test to date against the Toronto Raptors on Saturday afternoon, but thanks in large to Stephen Curry's 44-point evening, the defending NBA champions' historic winning streak lives on.
The reigning MVP converted 14 of his 24 shot attempts, including 9-of-15 from behind the arc (a season high), and 7-of-9 from the charity stripe in 37 minutes of action, helping the Warriors improve to 21-0 with a narrow 112-109 victory.
"This 21-game winning streak is surreal because it doesn’t make sense," Curry said after the game, according to the National Post's Eric Koreen. "It doesn’t sound right when you say it out loud."
Stephen Curry's Shot Chart vs. Raptors
Curry's 44-point outing was his seventh 40-plus point outing of the season, pushing his averages to a league-high 32.6 points on 52.7 percent shooting from the field, and 46.8 percent from deep - to go along with six assists, 4.9 rebounds, and 2.3 steals per game.
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