Curry Torches Spurs Again, Rallies Warriors in 49-Point Night

For more than a decade, Stephen Curry has made a habit of turning ordinary winter nights into theatrical showcases of shot-making brilliance.

On Tuesday, he delivered yet another masterpiece—one that felt at once familiar and still somehow astonishing.

Curry erupted for 49 points, igniting the Golden State Warriors to a furious second-half rally and a 124–118 win over the San Antonio Spurs at Chase Center, reminding the league why his gravitational pull remains unmatched even in the twilight of his career.

The Spurs, young, energetic, and eager for a signature win, came out swinging.

Victor Wembanyama asserted himself from the opening tip, altering shots, running the floor, and controlling the paint.

Devin Vassell knocked down early threes, and San Antonio’s transition game left the Warriors scrambling.

Golden State, meanwhile, looked sluggish, falling behind by as many as 17 points in the second quarter. Turnovers piled up. Defensive rotations lagged.

Fans exchanged uneasy glances—another slow start in a season full of them.

Then Curry happened.

It began quietly enough: a pull-up three in transition to halt an 8–0 Spurs run.

But as is often the case with Curry, the smallest spark can trigger an inferno.

On the next possession, he curled off a screen, drifting left, releasing before his feet fully set—swish.

A minute later, he split a trap near midcourt, stepped back from 29 feet, and unleashed the kind of moon-shot that has broken opposing hearts for years. Chase Center erupted.

Spurs coach Gregg Popovich sighed, arms folded, as if recognizing a story he’d read many times before.

By halftime, Curry had 21 points, and the Warriors had trimmed the deficit to single digits.

But it was the third quarter where he authored the stretch that defined the game.

Golden State opened the half with renewed intensity, pushing the pace and driving into the teeth of the defense.

Draymond Green orchestrated the attack, threading passes and orchestrating dribble-hand-offs designed to free Curry from the Spurs’ chasing defenders.

Each screen, each cut, each relocation seemed to bring Curry a step closer to inevitable ignition.

With eight minutes left in the third, Curry hit what felt like a turning-point three—an off-balance fling from the right wing after losing his dribble, recovering, and firing while fading toward the sideline.

The shot should not have gone in. It did anyway. Popovich called timeout.

Curry skipped to the bench, tapping his chest, grinning at the crowd that roared as if witnessing an illusionist revealing the impossible.

But Curry wasn’t done. He scored 18 points in the third quarter alone, part of a 22–6 Warriors surge that flipped the deficit into a lead they would never relinquish.

San Antonio fought back admirably—Wembanyama posted a near triple-double with blocks and made several momentum-swinging defensive plays—but Curry’s shot-making had created a sense of inevitability.

Every time the Spurs closed the gap, he responded with another dagger: a runner off glass, a deep three over two defenders, a high-arcing floater that kissed the rafters.

When Curry checked out early in the fourth, he received a standing ovation.

When he returned, five minutes later, it was to finish what he started.

The Spurs, down six with three minutes left, trapped Curry at half court.

He zipped a pass to Andrew Wiggins, who buried a corner three. On the next possession, the trap came again.

This time Curry split it, gliding into the lane and lofting a feathery floater.

The ball dropped through with soft precision.

The Spurs called another timeout, but the tension had lifted. Golden State had control.

Curry’s final flourish came with 41 seconds remaining.

Holding the ball near midcourt as the crowd chanted “M-V-P,” he danced on the dribble against Jeremy Sochan, stepped back from the left slot, and launched a high-arcing three that splashed through cleanly.

He jogged back on defense, head tilted upward, knowing the moment—and the win—were his.

He finished with 49 points on a dazzling 17-for-29 shooting, including 10-for-18 from deep.

He added six assists and five rebounds, turning in one of his most complete performances of the season.

After the game, Warriors coach Steve Kerr shook his head with the smile of a man who has seen the extraordinary so often that it has somehow become routine. “He’s still changing games in ways no one else can,” Kerr said.

“When we needed him most, he took over. That’s what great players do.”

Curry, as always, deflected praise. “We needed this one,” he said. “We’ve been trying to find momentum, and tonight the energy felt right. Everybody contributed.

I just tried to be aggressive and read the defense.”

The win pushes Golden State back toward the thick of the Western Conference playoff chase, stabilizing a season marked by inconsistency but also flashes of championship-era brilliance.

Whether they can sustain it remains an open question.

But with Curry healthy, focused, and capable of nights like this, the Warriors remain a threat no team can ignore.

For the Spurs, the loss was bittersweet—another learning moment for a young squad whose potential is unmistakable.

Wembanyama showed resilience and star power, but stopping Curry has never been a task for one man. Few teams in history have managed it.

In the end, the night belonged to Curry.

Another avalanche of points. Another stunned opponent.

Another reminder that even as new stars rise and eras change, the league’s most electrifying shooter remains capable of bending games—and minds—with a flick of his wrist.