'It's about time I made one': Steph Curry hits first career buzzer-beater to lift Warriors to win

By Ben Morse, CNN

Updated 0924 GMT (1724 HKT) January 22, 2022

Steph Curry celebrates after making the game-winning shot to defeat the Houston Rockets.

(CNN)Steph Curry has achieved a lot in his NBA career: multiple league titles, two-time Most Valuable Player awards and numerous All-Star nominations.

But surprisingly, in his illustrious career, Curry has never hit a buzzer-beater to win a game as time expired. Per ESPN, he has hit seven shots to win games in the final 5 seconds.That changed on Friday night as the 33-year-old took a few dribbles to his left, found enough space and drilled a 20-yard jumper as the clock hit zero to help the Golden State Warriors beat the Houston Rockets 105-103.«It's about time I made one,» he exclaimed afterward, his relief palatable. «That's my first one!»Curry shoots the ball to win the game against the Rockets.The game-winning shot overshadowed what was another stuttering performance from the Warriors and Curry himself. Read MoreOn Thursday, the Warriors suffered a shock loss in OT to the Indiana Pacers, a team missing nearly all of their best players. And on Friday, the Warriors were down by nine points with about five minutes to play against the Rockets, the team with the worst record in the Western Conference.Missing Draymond Green and Klay Thompson, the Warriors struggled to consistently make their shots, Curry kicking over a chair in frustration at one point during a timeout. Curry shot just 4 of 13 from three, and 6 of 21 overall, leading the team in scoring with 22 points. But it was the final shot that made the difference. He's hit plenty of key shots in the final seconds of games, but it was his first game-winning buzzer-beater since his high school days. «It felt great,» Curry