Quentin Grimes has been a breath of fresh air for the 76ers, scoring in bunches and producing at a high level.
Curry insisted that was the last time he'll dunk in a game, but he was inspired to do so after encouragement from assistant coach Jerry Stackhouse.
Quentin Grimes scored a career-high 44 points and the Philadelphia 76ers snapped a nine-game losing streak, beating the Golden State Warriors 126-119 on Saturday night in a game where Stephen Curry had his first dunk in six years.
Quentin Grimes has emerged as a strong scoring option for the 76ers. He's giving fans more hope for the future.
• A cool sight to see: Sixers rookie Jared McCain watching Curry, a player he has long idolized, go through his famous pregame warmup routine. McCain was seated in the front row and was singularly focused on Curry. For 15 minutes, McCain did not move a muscle as he watched the greater shooter to ever live rain down shots from all over the floor.
Stephen Curry almost always provides you with something you almost never see on the court. Saturday night that was his first dunk since 2019, a two-foot leap on a leak out. How long ago was it Curry dunked?
Stephen Curry's dunk on Saturday night wasn't as rare a sighting as Halley's Comet. The celestial occurrence flies by Earth once every 76 years. But Curry hadn't dunked in an NBA game in six years. In basketball terms,
Stephen Curry's dunk on Saturday night wasn't as rare a sighting as Halley's Comet. The celestial occurrence flies by Earth once every 76 years. But Curry hadn't dunked in an NBA game in six years.