NBA scores 2018: Kyrie Irving and Stephen Curry’s duel stole Saturday night

Kyrie Irving and Stephen Curry didn’t find themselves matched up with one another often when the Warriors and Celtics went head-to-head on Saturday night. But that didn’t stop either of the All-Star guards from putting on a show for fans at Oracle Arena.

Irving started off hot with 14 first-quarter points on a perfect 5-of-5 shooting. His baskets looked a lot like this:

And this:

But Curry eventually caught fire. In the third quarter, he nearly outscored the Celtics, 18-19, BY HIMSELF. Curry hit seven threes on 11 attempts by the end of the third period. Here are three of them, including a dagger in the fourth:

Curry and Irving combined for 86 points on 29-of-42 shooting. Let’s just scrap the All-Star Game and watch these two go 1-on-1 for 48 minutes.

Paul George was named the All-Star replacement after DeMarcus Cousins’ season ended with an unfortunate torn Achilles tendon. That meant Lou Williams, who is enjoying an incredible season off the bench, was snubbed not once, but twice in one season.

Williams went on Twitter shortly after the announcement:

But then he backpedaled and said he didn’t actually care about being an All-Star:

Whatever works for you, Lou!

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Warriors 109, Celtics 105 [Golden State of Mind recap | Celtics Blog recap]

Timberwolves 111, Nets 97 [Canis Hoopus recap | Nets Daily recap]

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