'Astonishing' Steph Curry Crossover on Luka Hyped by Yaxel, Players on Bench 'Calling Him a Sicko'
Stephen Curry enthralled his teammates with an ankle-breaking crossover of Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Dončić during the Golden State Warriors' 112-95 home win on Friday night.
Stephen Curry enthralled his teammates with an ankle-breaking crossover of Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Dončić during the Golden State Warriors' 112-95 home win on Friday night.
With around 6:25 left in the third quarter, Curry isolated Dončić in a one-on-one situation, sent him tumbling to the court with a crossover and knocked down a three-pointer to cut the L.A. lead to 69-63:
Rookie forward Yaxel Lendeborg described the scene on the bench after the highlight-reel play, telling reporters , "There were people on the bench calling him a sicko. I don't even know. It was astonishing."
The Lakers appeared to be just as shocked based on their reaction when Dončić hit the deck:
Golden State trailed by as many as 25 points before battling back to win by 17. Per ESPN's Anthony Slater , the Warriors became the first NBA team in the past 30 seasons to accomplish that feat.
Curry led the way with a team-high 31 points on 11-of-23 shooting from the floor and 8-of-14 shooting from long range, while Brandin Podziemski added 21 points and De'Anthony Melton scored 16 off the bench.
Golden State improved to 3-3 with the win following an 0-3 start, and it made up for a season-opening, 127-105 loss to the Lakers on Oct. 21.
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