Stephen Curry and Monta Ellis are the highest scoring backcourt duo in the league most nights. Ellis is leading the league in points per game, but after going down with a back injury, Curry took over for the Warriors and dominated the fourth quarter. This kid is a baller, and he only gets better as he gets more confident on the NBA floor. He’s a total killer…
Stephen Curry tossed aside a restrictive ankle brace, then ran right through the Toronto Raptors.
Curry scored a season-high 34 points, Monta Ellis added 28 points and the Golden State Warriors beat the Toronto Raptors 109-102 Monday night.
Ellis, the NBA’s leading scorer, was taken for X-rays on his lower back after falling heavily under Toronto’s basket late in the fourth quarter. He remained down for several minutes before being helped up and walking slowly to the locker room.
“He was ready to pop up sooner,” Warriors coach Keith Smart said. “I think it was more concern with the doctors that were there, our trainer that was there, to make sure when you have something like that happen, don’t do something too soon.”
Curry shot six for nine in the fourth quarter, scoring 16 points, and said his game improved after he ditched the brace on his right ankle at the end of the first.
“It feels freer, I think,” Curry said. “My ankle is in good shape right now but the brace is a little too restrictive. I’m getting rid of it and going with the heavy tape job.”
Curry was originally hurt in Golden State’s final preseason game, aggravated the injury in the season opener against the Houston Rockets, then rolled it again in an Oct. 29 win over the Los Angeles Clippers. He sat out two games.
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