Curry picks up where he left off, drops 24 in 1st quarter
Kyle Terada / USA TODAY Sports
Welcome back, NBA MVP.
Stephen Curry got right into the swing of the regular season Tuesday night against the New Orleans Pelicans, scoring 24 points in the first quarter.
It included four treys, like this pull-up:
His classic quickness off a screen:
And this nifty move as well. What the video doesn't show is Curry having enough time to hit another three before Alexis Ajinca closed out on him. Instead, he exploited the matchup and took it to the hole: