Golden State Warriors talisman Stephen Curry will have countless memories in the league in his 14 years long journey. However, only a few of them will stay in his mind forever. Recently when he was asked about that one moment which made him who he is today, Curry pointed out a superb performance against the New York Knicks at the famed Madison Square Garden back in 2013.
This was the day when he dropped his then career-high of 54 points and felt like all the eyes were on him even though the Warriors lost that match.
In a recent interview with Today’s Willie Geist, Curry said that his iconic 54-pointer at the Garden gave him that prominence and the eyeballs which he always demanded but now fans and even other players started taking him seriously. It according to him changed the narrative in his career.
“It was probably my fourth year,” Curry said. “We had a game in New York at the Garden. I scored 54 points, but we lost that night. That game, specifically, just kind of changed the narrative of, ‘OK, we’ve got to take this kid seriously eventually because he’s got game, and he’s fearless.’”
Apart from 54 points, Curry also had six rebounds and seven assists and three steals. He shot a staggering 11 three points with 64.3% shooting.
Since that day, Curry has passed the mark of 54 on two occasions. The Warriors superstar recorded a career-high of 62 points against the Portland Trail Blazers on January 3, 2021. A month later he dropped a 57-point performance against the Dallas Mavericks on February 6, 2021.
But considering Curry was only 24 when he recorded the famous 54-point performance at the Maddison Square Garden, it can be considered as one of his most iconic performances.
Curry has achieved a lot in the NBA, winning the title four times and winning several individual accolades but the point guard believes that he still feels insecurity and believes he has more to prove. He feels that the healthy insecurity to improve keeps him going.
“It’s a tough one to explain because of what the resume looks like, but for me, it’s like that healthy insecurity of the way that I’ve seen the game of basketball. Life, from Day 1 has not changed at all,” Curry later told Geist.
“I still have to prove to myself that I can still do it. That I can still do it, or I can still do it for as long as I can. That’s what drives me. That underrated mindset oozes out of me at every opportunity,” he concluded.
With Chris Paul also joining the forces at the Golden State Warriors, it will be interesting to see the dynamics unfold in the team with Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green all having their say in the dressing room along with Chris Paul. So they need to build that cohesion among the players and the veterans also need to create that atmosphere where youngsters can also flourish.
