ATLANTA — Stephen Curry scored a season-high 60 points in Golden State’s 141-134 overtime loss to Atlanta on Saturday night, with Trae Young netting 35 to help the Hawks outlast the Warriors.
Curry had eight points in overtime to finish only two shy of the career-high 62 he had at home against Portland on Jan. 3, 2021. He made 22 of 38 shots from the field, hit 10 of 23 3-pointers, and converted all six of his free throws.
Curry became the 10th player in NBA history with multiple 60-point games.
It marked the sixth 60-point game of 2023-24, third most in any NBA season (1961-62 had 17 and 1962-63 had nine). Three of those have now come in losses (Devin Booker on Jan. 26, Karl-Anthony Towns on Jan. 22) — which, in Curry’s case, drained the joy out of the achievement.
“It sucks to not have something to show for it,” he said after the Warriors, 12th in the Western Conference, fell to 21-25.
“It’s frustrating, obviously, not coming away with the win knowing a couple plays here, a couple plays there could have been a different outcome. It just adds to our frustrating season.”
Still, Curry’s efforts weren’t lost on the Warriors.
“It just seems he continues to get better, which is special at his age,” Draymond Green said.
Coach Steve Kerr described Curry’s game as “incredible.”
“We competed like crazy but just couldn’t get over the hump,” Kerr said.
Dejounte Murray scored the last seven points in an 11-0 run to open the overtime for Atlanta and finished with 19 points. Onyeka Okongwu had a career-high 22 points and a season-high 16 rebounds, and Jalen Johnson scored 21 points.
Curry scored 22 points in the fourth quarter, including a go-ahead jumper with 14 seconds remaining. Murray answered with a jumper from the free-throw line to tie it. Curry missed a last-second jumper to send it to overtime.
The Hawks have taken advantage of a six-game homestand to win four straight games, matching their best stretch of the season. They are 4-1 on the homestand.
Young and Curry embraced on the court after the game. Young often says he looks up to Curry and enjoys the opportunities to play against one of his favorite players.
“They’re a lot more fun when you win,” Young said. “You always want to battle, you always want to compete, you want to show your best off against the best. … Steph was obviously going in that second half.”
Young, averaging 27.3 points, is second in the NBA with 11 assists per game but did not make the All-Star team.
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