NBA Finals: Steph Curry's 43-point masterpiece helps Golden State Warriors level series with Boston Celtics

By Matias Grez, CNN

Updated 1132 GMT (1932 HKT) June 11, 2022

Steph Curry hit 43 points to drag the Golden State Warriors to a Game 4 win in Boston.

(CNN)Steph Curry produced a 43-point masterpiece Friday to will the Golden State Warriors to a 107-97 Game 4 victory over the Boston Celtics and level the series at 2-2.

At 34, Curry may be in the twilight of his career, but he looked like a man still playing at the absolute peak of his powers.Curry, who had been a doubt for this game with an injury sustained in Game 3, made 14 of his 26 field goal attempts and seven of 14 attempts from three. But it wasn't just his remarkable efficiency in front of a raucous Boston crowd that made this performance special.LeBron James sets his sights on owning an NBA team in Las Vegas The man many believe to be the greatest shooter of all time was making long-range threes off contact, tough layups and showcasing the absurdly silky handles that have made him one of the hardest players to defend in the NBA.Teammate Klay Thompson said he believed Friday's masterclass ranks «probably No. 1» out of Curry's greatest Finals performances.Read More«I mean, this was nearly a must-win game,» Thompson told reporters. «And to go out there and shoot as efficiently as he did, and grab 10 rebounds and they were attacking him on defense — I mean, his conditioning is second to none in this league. »Steph played incredible… Come Game 5, we're going to have to help him out. Asking him to score 43 nightly is ridiculous.«It's just special to watch what he does,» Thompson added. «He does it so often that you kind of take it for granted, but I'm mesmerized just like the rest of the crowd was. It looks effortless.»But Curry, who had 10 rebounds and five assists,