Curry torches Spurs again, rallies Warriors in 49-point night - ESPN

SAN ANTONIO — Warriors star Stephen Curry's Friday night in San Antonio started in a pair of Kobe 6's, which the new sneaker free agent wore during pregame warmups to signal to the apparel world that he was open for business.

«New beginnings,» he said.

But Curry's Friday night ended in his familiar shoes and back in a familiar place, toeing the free throw line with the game on the line and a road arena roaring in his ear.

Swish. Swish. Curry made both, capping a 49-point night to rally the Warriors to a 109-108 survival win over the Spurs.

«I'm not wondering if he's going to make them or not,» Warriors coach Steve Kerr said of Curry's free throws. «I think everyone expects it.»

Trailing by one and pushing it in transition, Curry baited De'Aaron Fox into a reach-in foul with 6.4 seconds left. As he dramatically circled back toward the line, the opposing star of the night, Victor Wembanyama, turned to a louder section of the Spurs' crowd and implored them to get animated and possibly spook Curry into a miss.

«Absolutely,» Curry said when asked if he saw it. «I played into it.»

Between makes, Curry walked several feet closer to the crowd and, mocking Wembanyama, begged the crowd to get even louder. He then backed up, sank the second free throw and — after a defensive stop on Fox at the buzzer — gave the Warriors a second straight win in San Antonio with a second straight volcanic performance.

On Wednesday night, Curry scored 46 points in a more convincing win over the Spurs, doing a chunk of his damage at the free throw line. Curry made 15 of 16 from the line that night and is now 66 of 70 on free throws this season, putting him on track to lead the league in percentage for the sixth time in his career.

Before Friday