After surprise end to record three-point run, 'livid' Steph Curry bracing for 'bounce-back'

By Ben Morse, CNN

Updated 0948 GMT (1748 HKT) June 15, 2022

Steph Curry shoots a three pointer against Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics during the third quarter of Game 5 of the 2022 NBA Finals.

(CNN)233. That's how many consecutive NBA games Steph Curry had gone making at least one three-pointer.

That almost four-year record run came to a surprise end in Monday's Game 5 of the NBA Finals against the Boston Celtics, which the Golden State Warriors won 104-94 to take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series. Despite Curry going from scorching hot to ice cold in the space of a game — he torched the Celtics for 43 points in Game 4 in Boston — big contributions from Andrew Wiggins and Klay Thompson helped Golden State to a potentially vital win. Now the team is within a win of a fourth title in eight seasons, and Curry's longtime teammate, Draymond Green, says the point-guard will be «livid» and keen to get back to his shooting ways in Game 6 on Thursday. «A win is a win, whether Steph gets 43, 10, four, or whether he finishes with 16-for-22 shooting, a win is a win,» Green told the media.Read MoreCurry walks off the court during Game 5 of the 2022 NBA Finals.«Everybody's doing their part… we found offense elsewhere, and that's kind of what it's been,» Green added.«On the same token, if he's got it going, we're going to be heavy Steph Curry… He was 0-for-9 from three. He's going to be livid going into Game 6, and that's exactly what we need.»Curry finished Monday night with just 16 points on 7-for-22 shooting from the field and 0-for-9 from three-point range.His blank from long distance was the first time in 133 playoff games that the 34-year-old had been unsuccessful from deep. Afterwards, Curry expressed his personal