Although four months remain until the Golden State Warriors play host of the NBA’s 2025 All-Star Weekend, the 18,000-plus in attendance can be rest-assured of Stephen Curry’s night-to-night creativity keeping them at bay. Turning a third quarter back-and-forth against the L.A. Clippers into a mid-game Skills Challenge course, the 10-time All-Star channels youthful hustle during a mad loose ball scramble, volleying it skyward to prevent Ivica Zubac’s retrieval. Met by a “final boss” of sorts with James Harden pursuing a charge and Derrick Jones Jr. pressuring his path, Curry maximizes creativity and control, steering through California traffic with a behind-the-back and eventually, an acrobatic reverse finish. Los Angeles would command the last laugh through an eight-point win on October 27, 2024, though Curry, in Year 15, remained perfectly in electrifying form. Despite ultimately being sidelined by an ankle injury, the always-efficient floor general dazzled nonetheless with 18 points (on 6-of-11 shooting), four rebounds, six assists, and four triples in 27 minutes. · Oct 28, 2024