{"id":275486,"date":"2025-05-03T05:16:28","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T05:16:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/03\/fans-blast-steph-curry-after-superstar-comes-up-small-in-game-6-loss\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:08:39","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:08:39","slug":"fans-blast-steph-curry-after-superstar-comes-up-small-in-game-6-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/03\/fans-blast-steph-curry-after-superstar-comes-up-small-in-game-6-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Fans blast Steph Curry after superstar comes up small in Game 6 loss"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content\" data-postid=\"4902052\" data-slug-id=\"2502341\">\n<div class=\"vidazoo-player-container\">\n<span class=\"vidazoo-close-btn  hidden \"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/cmc-predictor\/v2\/cross-icon.png?w=40\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" alt=\"close\"\/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The dreaded 3-1 curse is creeping up on Golden State once more, as Steph Curry and the Warriors collapsed in the fourth quarter of Game 6, falling 115-107 to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/houston-rockets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Houston Rockets<\/a> and now staring down a must-win Game 7.<\/p>\n<p>Curry ended the night with 29 points and seven boards, but faltered late, going just 1-for-7 in the final period and adding only three points. The Warriors, as a group, shot just 8-for-24 overall and a dismal 1-for-12 from beyond the arc in the fourth, getting outscored 29-23.<\/p>\n<p>Fans piled on Steph Curry for failing to close it out \u2014 especially with Golden State once holding a 3-1 series lead \u2014 a scenario that immediately reminded many of their infamous meltdown in the 2016 NBA Finals against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/lebron-james\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">LeBron James<\/a> and the Cavaliers.<\/p>\n<p><template id=\"also-read-articles-template\"><\/p>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<p><template id=\"bets-today-poll\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"preview-card-holder bets-today-poll\">\n<p><span class=\"date\"\/> \u2022 <span class=\"time\"\/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"march-madness-logo\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/skm\/assets\/march-madness-logo.png\" height=\"42\" width=\"99\" alt=\"march madness logo\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cCurry no stranger to blowing 3-1 leads,\u201d one fan said on X (formerly Twitter).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWarriors blowing a 3-1 lead would feed families.\u201d another <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/LakersEmpire\/status\/1918507420289990751\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">said<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIf Steph blows a 2nd 3-1 lead in his career, we can put to bed the conversation about him being a top 7 player all time, I don\u2019t want to hear that s**t,\u201d another <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/J16James\/status\/1918508518102999245\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">commented<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Warriors fans were deflated after the loss.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWarriors blow a 3-1 lead and y\u2019all might never see me again,\u201d one <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GoIdenState\/status\/1918507338253697354\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">said<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cLegit some of the most atrocious basketball I\u2019ve ever seen in my life,\u201d another <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DOUGZ711\/status\/1918507480688042421\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">said<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cI\u2019m never watching basketball again and supporting Steph again,\u201d another <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Jnation1105\/status\/1918507503223980405\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">added<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Game 7 is scheduled for Sunday in Houston, with the winner advancing to face the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportskeeda.com\/basketball\/minnesota-timberwolves\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-is-sponsored=\"false\">Minnesota Timberwolves<\/a> in the Western Conference semifinals.<\/p>\n<h2>How has Steph Curry performed in Game 7s?<\/h2>\n<p>Steph Curry has posted averages of 32.6 points, 7.0 assists and 6.4 rebounds across five Game 7 appearances in his career.<\/p>\n<p>His first came in 2014 against the LA Clippers, where he dropped 33 points and dished out nine assists \u2014 but Golden State lost as the Clippers had six players score in double figures, led by Blake Griffin (24), Chris Paul (22) and Jamal Crawford (22).<\/p>\n<p>In 2016, Curry had two Game 7s. The first was against the OKC Thunder, where he scored 36 points to cap off a comeback from a 3-1 deficit, sending the Warriors to the Finals with a 96-88 win.<\/p>\n<p>But in the Finals that same year, the Cleveland Cavaliers flipped the script \u2014 rallying from a 3-1 hole to win Game 7 and the title, 93-89. Curry struggled in that matchup, scoring just 17 points on 6-for-19 shooting \u2014 his worst Game 7 showing.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018, he bounced back with 27 points and 10 assists to lead the Warriors past the Rockets in another Game 7 thriller.<\/p>\n<p>Steph Curry&#8217;s best Game 7 came in 2023 against the Sacramento Kings, when he erupted for 50 points in a win.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-post-rating-widget\">\n<p><template id=\"post-rating-feedback-modal-template\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-feedback-box\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-content\">\n<div class=\"post-rating-feedback-data\">\n<p>Why did you not like this content?<\/p>\n<p><textarea id=\"dislike-feedback-text\" rows=\"4\" placeholder=\"Please type your feedback...\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n<button class=\"close\">Cancel<\/button><br \/>\n<button class=\"submit\">Submit<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/template><\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-widget-parent hidden\">\n<div class=\"rating-parent-container\">\n<div class=\"rating-content-holder\">\n<p>Was this article helpful?<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-rating-action-container\">\n<div class=\"like-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-like-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"like\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"like selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dislike-container\">\n<button class=\"post-rating-dislike-button post-rating-button\" data-action=\"dislike\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"post-dis-like-image post-rating-image\" src=\"https:\/\/staticg.sportskeeda.com\/like-articles\/upvote-icon-grey.svg\" height=\"20\" width=\"20\" alt=\"avatar selected\"\/><br \/>\n<\/button>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\nThank You for feedback\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-author-info-parent\">\n<span class=\"about-the-author\">About the author<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-info-holder\">\n<div class=\"author-pic-holder\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"author-pic\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;charset=utf-8,&lt;svg width=\" height=\"100\"\/><rect width=\"100\" height=\"100\" style=\"fill:rgb(128, 128, 128);\"\/>&#8221; data-lazy=&#8221;https:\/\/keedag.sportskeeda.com\/user-pic\/1253811-1730125987-200.jpg?w=200&#8243;<br \/>\nalt=&#8221;John Ezekiel Hirro&#8221; height=&#8221;72&#8243; width=&#8221;72&#8243;&gt;\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author-bio-detail-holder\">\n<div class=\"author-bio\">\n<p class=\"author-bio\" id=\"author-bio-text\">\nJohn Ezekiel Hirro is an experienced NBA and WNBA journalist at Sportskeeda, with over five years in the field as a news correspondent, sports writer, and Editor-in-Chief. 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