Stephen Curry may be the world’s greatest shooter, but he certainly didn’t play like it on Saturday night.
For weeks now, Curry has been enduring a massive shooting slump and the Warriors have looked vulnerable because of it.
On Saturday, Steph nearly shot them out of the game, going 5-18 from the field and 3-10 from three in the close 110-106 win against a Nets team missing Kevin Durant and James Harden.
On Twitter, Curry got a lot of heat from fans who just couldn’t let go of his abysmal performance.
https://twitter.com/casualtakeking/status/1487613315928920064
This Steph Curry slump is all-time
— Nolster (@nolanwcummings) January 30, 2022
Steph Curry today: "Screw being a hero is boring, so I played both the hero and the villain"
— Has Wirtz scored yet?😭 (@HKuriah) January 30, 2022
https://twitter.com/reyangelooow/status/1487637532284235778
“Steph curry for 3”‼️‼️‼️ pic.twitter.com/4tfgDs8dax
— 𝑆𝑤𝑖𝑟𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔🥀 (@spiritualkai11) January 30, 2022
Stephen “MVP Tour” Curry Tonight ‼️
🔥🔥🔥 5-18 FG 🔥🔥🔥
🧱🧱🧱 3-10 from deep 🧱🧱🧱
😬😬😬 18 points 😬😬😬
💰💰💰 Carried by Wiggins 💰💰💰
🎥 Thought I was watching Game 7 of the 2016 Finals 🎥
— 💞💞 (@GLO4SHAUN) January 30, 2022
https://twitter.com/HardensBetter/status/1487638799333036033https://twitter.com/IAmKingJC/status/1487638798255239179
I’m starting to hate Steph curry man
— Rich dollarz (@Richdollarz__) January 30, 2022
Curry’s struggle has been a season-long one. For whatever reason, the star guard is just not knocking down his shots right now, which is obviously not something anybody is used to when it comes to Steph.
Still, even the best players can fall victim to nasty shooting slumps and Curry is no exception,
“Steph looks great physically,” Kerr told reporters, via Janie McCauley of the Associated Press. “The last few games he’s playing some of his basketball in terms of handling the point guard duties. He’s taking care of the basketball, he’s playing great defense, shots just aren’t going. I think what’s happening right now is he’s reminding everybody that he actually is human. He’s seemed inhuman for so long. I think everybody just expects him to be in a groove all season long and it’s just not the way it works.”
After looking like an MVP candidate, Curry might be having the worst stretch of his career. With averages of 25.8 points on 41.8% shooting and 37% from downtown, he is currently shooting at a career-low efficiency.
Through it all, the Warriors have managed to stay alive thanks to the play of Andrew Wiggins, Klay Thompson, and Jordan Poole, who are doing their best to make up for Steph’s shortcomings.
There is no doubt the Warriors have enough talent, even with a struggling Steph, to compete against anyone in the league. But without their superstar at the top of his game, the road to a title seems especially narrow.
