Stephen Curry Confirms He's the Best Shooter Ever
Stephen Curry scored 36 points and hit nine 3-pointers in a nail-biter semi-final against Serbia, sending the U.S. to the gold-medal game.
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Why, there he goes, Stephen Curry confirms he’s the best shooter in the world and perhaps ever — witness an argument-ending demonstration Sunday. In a can-they-top-this? semi vs. Serbia, it got pretty loud. Stephen Curry scored 36 points and hit nine 3-pointers in the 95-91 nail-biter to send the U.S. to the gold-medal game. Only Klay Thompson has twice scored higher as a U.S. Olympian.
It is up to you and the world whether he is, right, the best shooter you ever saw. Criticized in the past for his crunch-time play—see his air ball that was costly in the 80-79 win over Australia — his go-ahead 3-pointer in the fourth was critical. This wasn’t just some guy going for glory. The USA faces France in the final. This was an exposé of the master, confirmation of exceptionalism, redemption for Curry and a reminder that there’s no shooter you’d rather see launching forever beyond the arc in the heat of the moment.
