Ty Lawson, a former NBA point guard, recently appeared on the ‘Raw Room’ podcast where he shared his experience of guarding Stephen Curry during the 2013 NBA Playoffs. Lawson vividly recalled the moment Curry’s reputation as an ultimate sharpshooter was solidified, describing how the Warriors’ star could get “disrespectful” on the court.
“He starts getting disrespectful. The shimmy like piss me off at first. N***a turn around, I’m looking at the ball looking at him. He says boom. You different, bro Steph. “
“Steph [Curry] was tough too… it was against us and he shot it in the right corner I was looking at the ball and he was like BOOM… Splash… nobody seen that before.”
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Lawson recounted a specific moment that has since become iconic: Curry turning around to celebrate a three-pointer before the ball even went in. It was Game 4 of the 2013 first-round series between the Golden State Warriors and the Denver Nuggets, a tightly contested matchup that saw Curry make his mark on the league.
This was one of the first times Curry executed his now-famous move of turning around before the shot fell, and it happened to be against the Nuggets. As Curry sank the shot, he looked back at the Nuggets’ bench, adding an extra layer of intensity and swagger that left Lawson and his teammates in disbelief.
Curry’s performance in that series was nothing short of spectacular, as he averaged 24.3 points, 9.3 assists, and 4.3 rebounds across six games. He shot an impressive 46.8% from the field and a remarkable 44.2% from beyond the arc, leading the Warriors to a 4-2 series victory.
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This series not only established Curry as one of the league’s premier point guards but also served as a prelude to his meteoric rise in the NBA. Within two years, Curry would win his first MVP award and lead the Warriors to an NBA championship.
The 2015-16 season, in particular, saw Curry at the peak of his powers, as he averaged 30.1 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 6.7 assists on 50.4% shooting from the field and 45.4% from three-point range. He became the first player in NBA history to be unanimously voted MVP and guided the Warriors to a record-breaking 73-9 regular season.
Though the Warriors fell short in the 2016 NBA Finals, Curry went on to win two more titles alongside Kevin Durant and added another championship in 2022, cementing his legacy as one of the greatest players in the history of the game. Lawson’s account underscores the difficulty and near-impossibility of guarding a player as transcendent as Stephen Curry.
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