Stephen Curry's Last Dunk

With just over seven minutes left to play in the final quarter of Saturday's game, Stephen Curry took advantage of a steal by his teammate Buddy Hield to start a fast break. Hield quickly passed him the ball, and instead of his usual layup, Curry surprised everyone with a one-handed dunk, his first since 2019. The Golden State Warriors fans at the Wells Fargo Center erupted in joy.

The clock showed 7:15 when Curry recorded the twenty-seventh dunk of his regular season career. However, after the Warriors' 126-119 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, the guard stated that this would be his last.

"That’s probably my last dunk," Curry said. "I’m dead serious. That’s the last one you’ll see from me."

Curry finished the game with 29 points and 13 assists, although the Warriors' streak of five consecutive victories came to a halt. Philadelphia was without Jimmy Butler due to back spasms but still managed to prevail. Golden State tried to keep their streak alive with a comeback in the final quarter. Trailing by 13 points with 10:34 remaining, they produced an 18-6 run that included three consecutive dunks, the first one made by Curry.

Interestingly, the play happened near Allen Iverson, who was seated on the baseline. Before the game, Curry arrived at the arena wearing a jacket paying tribute to the Sixers legend.

When asked if he remembered the last time he dunked in a game, Curry replied without hesitation: "Of course. Six years ago. At home. From the right, in the right corner. A little cut to the hoop. I think it was a pass from KD [Kevin Durant]." His memory was accurate: his last dunk before this one was on February 21, 2019, at the Oracle Arena.

"I never dunked at the Chase Center. How about that?" he added with a smile.

The guard also shared that during the morning shootaround, assistant Jerry Stackhouse mentioned he wanted to see Curry dunk in the game. After the dunk, Curry pointed towards Stackhouse as he walked to the Warriors' bench during a timeout.

"He hadn’t said that all year," he explained. "And I haven’t heard that in years. And randomly this morning, and it actually happens today. It was just a lot of randomness this morning, and the fact that it came true was hilarious."

Curry emphasized that the play was a result of how good he has been feeling physically after dealing with knee issues during the season. However, he made it clear that he doesn't plan on doing it again.

"When you get an opportunity like that, you gotta take it," he said. "But that was it for me with the dunks. ... It took everything I had to get up there."

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