{"id":399894,"date":"2026-11-08T10:24:30","date_gmt":"2026-11-08T09:24:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nbamaniacs.com\/en\/?p=399894"},"modified":"2026-11-11T07:34:14","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T07:34:14","slug":"stephen-curry-downs-magic-41-points","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nbamaniacs.com\/en\/stephen-curry-downs-magic-41-points\/","title":{"rendered":"Stephen Curry downs Magic with 41-point masterclass"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Once you&#8217;ve got it, you never lose it.&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And last night nothing stopped Stephen Curry from shining once again in the <em>clutch<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Warriors star scored <strong>17 of his 41 points in the final seven minutes<\/strong> to beat the Orlando Magic in overtime, <strong>126-119<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is his second game of the season with at least 40 points and the 77th of his 18-year NBA career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And what is even more impressive: Curry has racked up 16 games of at least 40 points since turning 35, surpassing two legends in LeBron James (15) and Michael Jordan (12).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;It makes me proud of all the work I&#8217;ve put in, especially considering some injuries and everything else,&#8221; said Curry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Knowing that I can still reach a certain level is something that motivates me. Especially when it happens in a win like tonight&#8217;s, where we needed those points. I really value this longevity,&#8221; he admitted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Stephen Curry CLUTCH FLURRY Defeats Magic\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/K3KkUV_pR38?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:30px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Stephen Curry finished with <strong>41 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists<\/strong> on 13-of-19 shooting from the field, including 5-of-10 from three, and a perfect 10-of-10 from the free-throw line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Work ethic,&#8221; said Steve Kerr.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Good genes. He has been blessed with a body that holds up well. But he has also earned it through strength, conditioning and excellent shape,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Warriors needed the best of Curry to get past a Magic side that played with desperation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Floridians overturned a 16-point deficit to enter the final quarter with a 6-point lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, an incredible run from Curry ended it all. He scored 12 points in the final 2:21 of the game, including two decisive three-pointers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Other highlights<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Warriors<\/strong>: Yaxel Lendeborg (23 points and 8 rebounds); Brandin Podziemski (15 points); Georges Niang (11 points).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Magic<\/strong>: Franz Wagner (30 points and 11 assists); Tristan da Silva (19 points); Wendell Carter Jr. (19 points); Anthony Black (18 points); Jamal Cain (18 points and 12 rebounds).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>(Cover photo: Reuters)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The veteran guard shines in the clutch with 17 of his 41 points in the last seven minutes. The Warriors win in overtime, 126-119<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":399895,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[61,78,88],"class_list":["post-399894","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-golden-state-warriors","tag-orlando-magic","tag-stephen-curry","no-featured-image-padding","resize-featured-image"],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.nbamaniacs.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/2026-11-08T011414Z_1106582869_MT1USATODAY30309649_RTRMADP_3_NBA-ORLANDO-MAGIC-AT-GOLDEN-STATE-WARRIORS.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Kiera Gardner","author_link":"https:\/\/www.nbamaniacs.com\/en\/author\/kiera\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nbamaniacs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399894","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nbamaniacs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nbamaniacs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nbamaniacs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nbamaniacs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=399894"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.nbamaniacs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399894\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":399968,"href":"https:\/\/www.nbamaniacs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/399894\/revisions\/399968"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nbamaniacs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/399895"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nbamaniacs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=399894"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nbamaniacs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=399894"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nbamaniacs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=399894"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}