Warriors survive Gordon's 50 as Curry stars in clutch - ESPN

SAN FRANCISCO — Aaron Gordon's 10th and final made 3 on Thursday night at Chase Center felt like the final dagger. It came with 26 seconds left in regulation, putting the visiting Denver Nuggets up by three and punctuating a career night for the 12th-year forward.

But the biggest perimeter fireworks show in Gordon's life happened to come against the greatest shooter of all time.

Five seconds later, out of a timeout, Stephen Curry stepped into a semi-contested 34-footer off a screen and buried it to tie the score. Five minutes later, after Curry opened overtime with another made 3 and closed it with two free throws, the Golden State Warriors finished a 137-131 win to overshadow Gordon's 50-point masterpiece.

«The bigger the moment, the more he rises,» Draymond Green said of Curry. «He's this quiet guy… but he loves the show. Anytime there's a show to be put on, he's going to do it.»

Gordon's stat line was jaw-dropping: 50 points on 17-of-21 shooting and 10-of-11 from 3. He made eight straight 3s to open the game, one shy of an NBA record.

«Ridiculous,» Curry said. «Whatever he did this summer, it worked.»

Two seasons ago, Gordon made only 29% of his 1.9 attempted 3s per game. Last season, he made a significant leap, hitting 43.6% of his 3.4 per game.

But Thursday night's performance was altogether different. Gordon had never made more than seven 3s in a game. Against the Warriors, he became only the 17th player in history to make 10 3s in a losing effort. That has happened to Curry seven times and no other player more than once.

This time, Curry was the one delivering disappointment to quell a special night. Curry's 42 points — on 14-of-25 shooting and six 3s — were the second most he has scored in his 17 home openers.