There’s something about February 27.
Steph Curry, magnificent on any given day, has strung together a trio of iconic performances on the penultimate day of February.
In the latest, Curry put the Warriors on his back with a . He had the Kia Center in Orlando giving him M-V-P chants even as their hometown star, Paolo Banchero, dropped 41.
56-point gem in which he poured in a dozen 3-pointersEight years ago, on Feb. 27, 2016, Curry drained the iconic 37-foot game-winner in Oklahoma City to cap one of the greatest regular season games of all time. Instead of settling for overtime, Curry took one dribble across halfcourt and pulled up over Andre Roberson. He got the iconic Mike Breen on the call with what at the time matched the single-game record with 12 3s.
double-bang treatmentAnd on Feb. 27, 2013, the baby-faced Curry electrified Madison Square Garden with 54 points. He played all 48 minutes and shot a sizzling 11-for-13 from behind the arc. His performance was so spectacular, the fact that the Warriors lost the game has been forever lost to history.
The cosmic coincidence had the Warriors’ official social media accounts Feb. 27 as Stephen Curry Day.
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