His best shot came during pregame, though, and his daughter Riley helped him out.

Curry had made 2,999 more three-pointers in his career than Gordon before Thursday night. It still took a shot from near halfcourt for Curry to force overtime before the Golden State Warriors defeated the Denver Nuggets,

On a career night for Aaron Gordon, Stephen Curry did what he does so often and stole the show.Curry hit a tying 3-pointer late in regulation and scored 16 straight points for Golden State down the stretch to help the Warriors overcome Gordon's 50-point night and beat the Denver Nuggets 137-131 on Thursday night.

Trailing the Nuggets by seven points with 2:42 to play on Thursday night, Steph Curry led Golden State on an 11–4 run to close out regulation and force overtime. Curry scored all of those 11 points by himself—five free throws and two three-pointers, including a game-tying triple from 34 feet with 21.9 seconds left.

Curry scored 22 of his 42 on the night in the fourth quarter and overtime. Aaron Gordon had 50 points for Denver.

After Jimmy Butler knocked down a clutch 3-pointer in overtime agains the Nuggets, Steph Curry broke out his signature "night night" celebration.

Stephen Curry scored 22 of his 42 points in the 4th quarter and overtime period in the Warriors' win over the Nuggets, having fans go crazy.

This was Game 1 of 82 yet the importance of this start for Kuminga can't be understated, especially when compared with the alternatives.