NBA Finals: Warriors’ Stephen Curry goes ice cold in 4th quarter

Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry is with no doubt the undisputed 3-point king. His impressive streak from behind the arc officially has come to an end.

There was plenty to celebrate as the Warriors took Game 5 of the NBA Finals from the Boston Celtics by a score of 104-94 on Monday night as the Warriors inched one step closer to another title. The crowd at Chase Centre also witnessed Curry’s first-ever NBA playoff game without making a 3-pointer.

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Just a few days removed from his legendary Game 4 performance, Curry finished Monday’s matchup with 16 points on 7-of-22 shooting from the field. He missed all nine of his 3-point attempts in the victory. 

Prior to Game 5, Curry had gone 38 straight playoff games with multiple 3-point makes and 223 straight games in both the regular season and the playoffs with at least one.

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His playoff streak with at least one 3-pointer ended on Monday at 132 career postseason games.

Marcus Smart added another one and then Boston made its first five 3-pointers in the third quarter — including three from Tatum — and led 66-61 after a three-point play from Grant Williams.

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The Celtics then missed their next seven from long range with the key point coming at the close of the third quarter when Jaylen Brown missed a pull-up with 6 seconds left and Boston was slow to get back on defence, leading to a buzzer-beater from 3 by Jordan Poole that gave Golden State the lead.

Boston’s frustration boiled over early in the fourth quarter starting when Klay Thompson hit a 3-pointer on a play the Celtics wanted a push-off called. Coach Ime Udoka, who got a technical early, got heated with official Tony Brothers during a timeout and it just built from there.

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With Game 6 that is all set to be held on Thursday at TD Garden, Curry will be looking to start a brand new streak as the Warriors try to close out the series and take their fourth NBA title in eight seasons back to the Bay.