Steph Went Scoreless For 21 Minutes On Monday, But Then ...

It was a slow start for Stephen Curry against the Sacramento Kings on Monday night. He missed his first four shots in the first quarter , then his first two in the second. With only 3:23 to go in the first half, the reigning MVP still had yet to score and his team was down 41-47. Something was off.

But then, like clockwork: bang.

And then, bang again.

Bang, obviously. 

You already know: bang. 

Quick two-pointer bang just for kicks.  

And then, one final three-point bang just in case you weren't amazed yet. 

That's right. Stephen Curry did it again, scoring 17 straight points in just over three minutes to close out the half, never missing. He would go on to notch 23 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists. Bang.

You might notice the Warriors were still down at the end of the first half. That's because of the sharp-shooting from the Kings' Omri Casspi, who went pound for pound with Curry for the end of that second half, making four threes himself in the final three minutes -- and nine in the game. You can watch the duel below, but obviously the Warriors won in the end. They (almost) always do. 

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