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Rusty Simmons: Warriors PG Steph Curry (ankle) said he couldn't play if game 3 was today. He's still confident he'll be ready by Friday. Twitter @Rusty_SFChron

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Nik Stauskas' reputation as a shooter is growing. Shortly after posting his latest 3-point shooting YouTube video Wednesday, the Michigan guard got a shout out -- and a challenge -- from Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry. "3pt contest sometime @NStauskas11 ????? this is Impressive," Curry tweeted, linking Stauskas' video. Booth Newspapers

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Obviously, Stauskas was thrilled with Curry's challenge. "Thanks for the s/o bro! Im always down fot a 3pt contest, wouldn't mind going up against the best shooter in the world!!," he tweeted. "I love waking up to a challenge by the best 3 point shooter in the world!!! Today might be a good day HA!" Booth Newspapers

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Mark Kreidler: HOF Rick Barry on Curry/Thompson: "They are probably one of the greatest back-court shooting combinations that the game has ever seen." wow Twitter @MarkKreidler

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Marcus Thompson: Ty Lawson on GSW w/o Lee: "I think Curry and Klay Thompson are going to be a lot more aggressive, and Jack ... gotta try to slow them down." Twitter @gswscribe

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Stephen Curry: Keep @David Lee in your prayers today. Tough situation to handle but we know he'll be back stronger. We have to step it up Twitter @StephenCurry30

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Tim Bontemps: Carmelo Anthony and Stephen Curry were named the Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Month. Twitter @TimBontemps

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Stephen Curry was named the Western Conference Player of the Month for April by the NBA on Friday. Curry is only the franchise’s third player ever to receive the honor. The other two: Hall of Famers Chris Mullin (twice) and Bernard King. Contra Costa Times

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Mark Jackson: Congrats to @Stephen Curry on being named Western Conference Player of the Month!!! What a Blessing! #Warrior Twitter @JacksonMark13

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After an emphatic fist pump, Warriors point guard Stephen Curry — as he does after he hits a 3-pointer — patted his heart twice and pointed to the heavens. The record was his. He knocked down his second 3-pointer of the night at the 6:49 mark of the second quarter. That put him at 270 3- pointers for 2012-13, the most ever in a season. The previous mark was 269, set by then-Seattle guard Ray Allen in 2005-06. Curry missed his first two from deep. But then he hit the record-tying 3-pointer at the 6:55 mark of the first quarter. He dropped in an open look from the right wing after coming off a screen. He missed a 3-pointer a few minutes later, a contested look on a step-back attempt from the right side. Contra Costa Times

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Stephen Curry: What's wrong with people man! An innocent event can't go without incident. Prayers for all in Boston and their families Twitter @StephenCurry30

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Stephen Curry: Tough way to finish that game. Ill take Carl with the elbow jump shot any day of the week! Hate to see Kobe walk off like that hope he's ok Twitter

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At the end of the Golden State Warriors' practice Monday, Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson lined up at opposite baskets and engaged in a shooting contest. The game was simple: First person to make seven shots from each of the five spots beyond the three-point line wins. Or, first person to miss two shots in a row loses. Both had two teammates — one to rebound, and another to make a clean pass. Each won once. No tiebreaker needed. The outcome seemed fitting considering Golden State's backcourt tandem has shot its way to the top together this season. The pair has combined to make 444 three-pointers, surpassing the 435 Orlando's Dennis Scott and Nick Anderson hit in the 1995-96 season for the most by any duo in league history. USA Today Sports

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Curry has hit 45.2% of his shots from three-point range, third only to Detroit's Jose Calderon (46.1%) and Atlanta's Kyle Korver (45.5%) among players with at least 150 attempts. Thompson is just shy of 40%. Scott shot 42.5% when he set the NBA record with 267 three-pointers made, but was surpassed when Ray Allen hit 269 for Seattle in 2005-06 — a mark Curry could conceivably top with five games remaining. Anderson shot 39% that season, when the Shaquille O'Neal-led Magic lost to Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls in the Eastern Conference finals. "That's pretty cool of an accomplishment, to sustain that kind of shooting all year," Curry said. "And for two guys to do it in the same season, it's pretty cool. I know Klay would've broken some records by himself." USA Today Sports

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Rusty Simmons: The Warriors said X-rays on Stephen Curry's sprained right ankle were negative. The team has Sunday off, before hosting the Lakers on Mon. Twitter @Rusty_SFChron

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Is Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry concerned after his Cinderella team continued to flirt with pumpkin status on Friday night in what has become a tightly-contested Western Conference playoff race? "That's probably a better question to ask me after Sunday because it's a big game for us," Curry, whose Warriors (37-30) trailed by as many as 36 points in a 113-95 loss to the Chicago Bulls at Oracle Arena, told USA TODAY Sports regarding Golden State's upcoming game at the seventh-place Houston Rockets (36-30). "If we don't come to play, don't show up that game, it's going to be a different feeling because that's how real that chase becomes at that point. It's a big game for us." USA Today Sports

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"You're on national TV, NBATV (the game was not nationally televised), wearing our ugly jerseys," said Curry, who had just eight points on 2 of 13 shooting and didn't hit a three-pointer for the first time in 54 games. "I shouldn't have said that (about the jerseys), but it's just one of those things where there's a lot of attention on us and we don't show up to play. And we just come up short. We want to give our fans a show. We want to give them something to cheer about and make it fun for them to come to the game. When they're leaving with six or seven minutes left, that's not a good night." USA Today Sports

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Stephen Curry: "It's kind of overwhelming, I had about 110 unread text messages when I got out of the (Knicks') game." The Big Lead

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I think there were five Knicks on the court last night who actually payed with or against your dad... Curry: Yeah, there were five on the court. Rasheed Wallace was the sixth on their team but he wasn't there. So Kurt Thomas, Jason Kidd, Carmelo Anthony I think, Tyson Chandler and other player I can't remember. The Big Lead

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Marcus Thompson: Carl Landry on Curry: "And he's not an All-Star? That's what I thought." Twitter @gswscribe

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