Warriors' Stephen Curry drains 8-of-8 3's despite thumb sprain - ESPN

SAN FRANCISCO — In an effort to inject some joy and juice into the Golden State Warriors, Stephen Curry celebrated his first made 3-point basket Thursday night by jumping and pumping his arms into the air as if he had thrown a touchdown.

By the time Curry drilled his final triple of the night, he jogged back to the Warriors' bench with his mouth agape and his arms waving up and down early in the fourth quarter. In a storied shooting career, the Warriors superstar had his most accurate night from behind the arc, going 8-for-8 and having 30 points, 10 assists and six rebounds to lift the Warriors to a 139-105 blowout over the Philadelphia 76ers at Chase Center.

Wednesday's performance marked Curry's most 3-point makes without a miss in his career and was one shy of matching the NBA record for most 3's without a miss in a game, according to ESPN Research. Curry also is the first NBA player to go 8-for-8 from behind the arc and dish 10 assists in the same game.

«He deserves these nights,» Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. «Everything he does for us and endures. It's so fun to see him do this. And our fans and our coaches, we're all spoiled watching him play night after night.

»But we need to cherish these nights. He's not going to be around forever, and he is one of the most beautiful basketball players who's ever lived and we're lucky to be watching him."

And Curry did all this with a sprained right thumb on his shooting hand. Curry was listed as questionable on the injury report, and he said his status was uncertain. He practiced the day before but tried to protect his shooting thumb.

«He barely practiced yesterday,» teammate Draymond Green said. «Kind of walked around practice doing everything with his left hand.… To see