'Incredible' Stephen Curry fuels Warriors' victory over Bucks

SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry brought the ball over midcourt with Jevon Carter of the Milwaukee Bucks right in his face. Curry accelerated, and then quickly stopped at the top of the 3-point arc, making Carter skid a few feet away.

Curry had just enough space to launch a three. Bang.

The shot tied the Warriors' game against Milwaukee with 19 seconds left in regulation. And Curry was mean-mugged as he made his way to the bench — the stoic look never leaving his face after it.

«I was tired,» Curry said. «Slow walk to the bench, take advantage of the full three-minute timeout. Don't yell because that requires oxygen. Conserve energy.»

Curry scored 36 points on Saturday, fueling the Warriors to their 125-116 overtime win. Twenty-two of his points were scored in the fourth quarter and overtime — on 8-of-11 shooting, including 4-of-7 from three. He scored 11 points in the final two minutes of regulation (all but two of his fourth-quarter points).

But arguably, his most important play came 17 seconds after his game-tying three. With 2.2 seconds remaining in regulation, Jrue Holiday blew by Donte DiVincenzo. It looked like he had an open lane to the hoop. But as he rose to shoot a floater, Curry met him at the top, blocking his shot.

«When you (make) a couple of big shots down the stretch and then find yourself in a position to make a play on the other side, I think that gives everybody a good boost,» Curry said. «I think I got more compliments on that in the locker room than any shot I made tonight.»

«It was great to see him use the rules of verticality and get that block,» Draymond Green said.

That was Curry's first block inside the final 10 seconds of the fourth quarter and overtime in his regular