15 best NBA moments from 2016
By Adam McGee
7. Curry unlocks his inner cheat code
If ever you wanted a moment to capture the sense of near invincibility that the Golden State Warriors possessed during the 2015-16 season, it came at the end of an intense battle with the Oklahoma City Thunder in Chesapeake Energy Arena back in March.
In one of the games of the season, the Warriors were forced to go toe-to-toe with one of the few NBA teams who it seemed had the firepower to keep pace with them. In what turned out to be an overtime classic, it was Stephen Curry who proved to be the difference, though.
Curry would finish the game with 46 points, breaking the NBA’s single season 3-point record in the process, but it was the final meaningful play of the game that really captured the imagination.
With the game tied and seemingly destined for a second overtime period, Curry declined to take a timeout, instead hurrying down court to launch a science defying triple from 32-feet.
In a season where Curry and the Warriors often did things that seemed to border on the unfair, this was almost certainly the closest they got to crossing over into a world of full on fantasy.