San Jose Mercury News · Oct 25, 2018
Kurtenbach: Why Stephen Curry’s 51-point explosion felt even larger
Golden State Warriors’ Stephen Curry (30) smiles after making a three point basket in the first period of their basketball game against the Washington Wizards at Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif., on Wednesday, Oct. 24, 2018. (Doug Duran/Bay Area News Group)OAKLAND — One of the coolest things about this Golden State dynasty — one of the big reasons I consider the Warriors to be roundball revolutionaries — is that they changed the way fans cheer during games.
It used to be that the pinnacle of basketball excitement — the thing that brought basketball fans out of their seats and onto their feet, the thing that created the air of expectation in the arena — was a slam dunk.