Curry, of course, is the other, and he has done it twice.In his unanimous MVP season in 2015-16, Curry shot a ridiculous 45.4 percent from long distance on 11.2 3-point attempts per game. He left the arena on crutches in the third quarter with his right foot in a walking boot — a stunning scene given that Durant is expected to hit the marketplace in three weeks as one of the most coveted free agents in league history.“For him to put his health on the line to come back and compete at the highest level — he’s one of the best to ever do it, and we were trying to win this for him,” Thompson said.After getting through a practice session on Sunday and pregame evaluations on Monday, Durant duly sank his first two 3-pointers and scored 11 points in the opening quarter. Tweet. Warriors takeaways: What we learned in 106-105 Game 5 win vs. Raptors . Durant’s right leg buckled just over two minutes into the second quarter as he attacked Serge Ibaka on the dribble from beyond the 3-point line on the right wing.Durant gave up his dribble when he felt the pain and quickly fell to the floor, clutching his lower right leg.

The New York Times reported last week that the Warriors … If he cannot play, this series could be as good as over.Between the first and second quarters, Steve Kerr was asked by ABC’s Doris Burke about Durant, and the Warriors’ coach gushed about his star.“He’s pretty good I think,” Kerr said. And now, he has done something that no player other than Curry has accomplished in NBA history.Players who shot 40% from three on at least 10 three-point attempts per game in a season:Lillard ended the regular season Thursday having shot 40.1 percent from 3-point range on 10.1 3-point attempts per game, becoming just the second player in league history to post that kind of efficiency on such high volume. The Warriors avoided elimination Monday night against the Raptors but lost Kevin Durant to an Achilles’ tendon injury that could keep him out through next season.Durant lasted only 12 minutes in his comeback before suffering what later would be revealed as an Achilles’ injury, but the Warriors pulled themselves together after his emotional departure and dug out a 106-105 victory over the Yet the Warriors, given the severity of Durant’s injury, could scarcely celebrate. As the Raptors like to send bodies at Curry repeatedly to try to frustrate the dominant shooter, having two of the players charged with that task in foul trouble could give Curry some room to work.No official announcement has been made about the status of Durant in the second half, but based on his vocal frustration as he walked off the court, a return seems unlikely.Toronto has muscled its way back to a six-point disadvantage, 54-48, with 3:28 remaining in the half thanks to some tough play from their players and some sloppiness on behalf of Golden State.Stephen Curry turned the ball over two more times, DeMarcus Cousins missed a few free throws, and, most important, Draymond Green picked up his third foul of the game — then, after arguing with officials, got his sixth technical foul of the playoffs.

He played 12 minutes.Stephen Curry, clearly benefitting from Durant’s return, had a terrific first half, scoring 23 points on 7-of-11 shooting, including 3-of-5 from deep and 6-of-6 from the line. Stephen Curry Full Highlights vs Hornets (2017.01.25) - … Kerr trusts him a great deal not to pick up a third.It was a quick start for the Warriors’ offense, with Stephen Curry hitting a 3-pointer on the team’s first possession and Kevin Durant connecting twice from 3 in the first three minutes.Things have clicked offensively, with Golden State hitting seven of its first nine shots, including all five attempts from 3-point range, but the Raptors have hardly wilted. A line eventually formed, and Bhatia stood there for like 20 minutes to pose for photographs. Photo: Frank Gunn, Associated Press. Stephen Curry scored 23 points for Golden State in his anticipated return after missing more than four months with a broken left hand, but the Toronto Raptors beat the Warriors 121-113 Thursday night to clinch a playoff spot. After starting 0 of 4 from 3-point range, he hit a 3-pointer to give Toronto its first lead of the second half and ended up going on a personal 10-2 run against the Warriors, putting his team up, 103-97.The run included two huge 3-pointers from Leonard, and other than a nice hook shot from Draymond Green, the dominance has been almost entirely unanswered with Stephen Curry missing a pair of contested 3-pointers.The Raptors took a timeout with 3:05 remaining and the finals seemingly in their hands if they can simply close out a Warriors team that is down two key players after having started the game at full health.The Warriors were forced to take another timeout, with Steve Kerr furious on the sideline, after Kawhi Leonard appeared to get away with a travel on a pass to Norm Powell for a wide-open dunk. A magnetic resonance imaging exam is scheduled for Tuesday, but fears of a full rupture had Bob Myers, Golden State’s president of basketball operations, fighting back tears as he updated Durant’s status at the postgame news conference.“I don’t believe there’s anybody to blame, but I understand in this world, and if you have to, you can blame me,” Myers said.