Stephen Curry, the eternal fire

Stephen Curry hit his first three-pointer in the NBA in just his second game, on October 30, 2009. He went two-for-three that night – after missing his only attempt in his debut – during a crushing loss to the Phoenix Suns. Back then, the Warriors were a far cry from what they would become, both on and off the court. Those were the first drops of rain from what would turn into a legendary storm, one that has reshaped basketball and gifted the NBA some of its most iconic moments. Sixteen years later, in his seventeenth season, Curry has made 4,067 career threes – nearly 900 more than the next man on the list, James Harden.

His latest six (6-for-12) came in a thrilling 137-131 overtime win against the Denver Nuggets – the team many consider the second-best bet for the title behind the unstoppable Oklahoma City Thunder. After opening the season with a win at the Lakers, the Warriors are 2-0, exuding confidence and cohesion, locked in a battle against time itself. If the playoffs started tomorrow, few teams would look better positioned. But the postseason, of course, is still six months away.

The last ride of the old Warriors

Curry is 37, Jimmy Butler 36, Draymond Green 35, and Al Horford 39. These are old Warriors, proud of it – both old and warriors – pushing the narrative of one last dance, the final gallop: nobody’s catching us alive. If Father Time wins, so be it. Sometimes, dying with your boots on is a kind of victory. And as long as Stephen Curry is there, hope feels justified. To call him merely the greatest shooter ever undersells him; Curry is one of the greatest players of all time. His total impact, his completeness, his artistry – they all demand a place in the conversation with Jordan, LeBron, and Kareem.

Now, in October 2025, more than a year after his unforgettable Olympic final in Paris – another Mona Lisa in his gallery – Curry keeps showing up, every night, with no motivation beyond winning basketball games.

He scored 22 of his 42 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, completely taking over while Nikola Jokic managed just five points on 2-for-10 shooting in the same stretch. Curry tied the game at 117 with a three, missed an easy layup moments later, then answered Aaron Gordon’s apparent dagger (117-120) with one of his impossible, logic-defying bombs less than five seconds later. The Warriors locked down on defense, then stormed through overtime. You can beat them, but you’ll never catch them alive.

Stephen Curry’s immortality

Exhaustion and age will eventually have their say. But not yet. Not tonight. Curry remains one of the most electrifying, pure, and genuinely captivating sights in sports. He stretches the geometry of the court itself, warping dimensions with each shot from the outer limits of human range. The NBA exists now within the world he created – the world of the three-point revolution.

And, fittingly, he sealed this latest masterpiece with his signature night-night gesture after a triple – but not his own. It came from his battle-hardened teammate Jimmy Butler, who hit the shot that made it 133-127 with 40 seconds left.

A team reborn through belief

These Warriors, waging war against time, are once again a fiercely competitive, well-drilled, deeply connected team.Last season already proved that it’s nearly impossible to kill the Curry-Green-Butler trio – three of the toughest competitors the game has seen in two decades. Al Horford fits seamlessly, as he always does. And Jonathan Kuminga, once seen as a lost cause, suddenly looks reborn.

After a messy summer saga that seemed destined to end in divorce, Kuminga has found focus: defending smartly, staying engaged, moving the ball, playing within the system. Once frozen out of Steve Kerr’s rotation, he now closes games alongside Curry, Butler, Green, and Horford – a lineup that buried Denver with defense, movement, and intensity.

The horizon still belongs to Curry

Golden State even unearthed a gem in Will Richard, the No. 56 pick, who gave them quality minutes in a game that demanded everything. The Warriors trailed 54-68 near halftime as Aaron Gordon caught fire – seven-for-seven from deep before the break, finishing with 50 points and 10-for-11 from three. A performance for the ages, and still not enough. Because on the other side stood Stephen Curry.

The Nuggets’ bright start faded. Jamal Murray’s night tapered off, Cam Johnson looked out of sync in his debut, and Jokic, though still producing 21 points, 13 rebounds, and 10 assists, struggled badly from the floor (8-for-23 overall, 2-for-13 from three). Denver’s rhythm broke apart, their elegance gave way to discomfort, and the stage – as it so often does in the Bay – belonged once again to Stephen Curry.

And so it is: Warriors 2-0. Curry, eternal.

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