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Stephen Curry beats halftime buzzer with ridiculous step-back jumper

GET ‘EM, STEPH.

by Ricky O'Donnell
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Ricky O'Donnell
Ricky O'Donnell has covered basketball at all levels for more than a decade at SB Nation. He’s currently the Associate Director of Programming.

The Houston Rockets held a 16-point lead with under seven minutes left in the second quarter. Then Stephen Curry happened. This step-back jumper capped a 25-6 run to give the Golden State Warriors a three-point lead heading into halftime.

How many other guys in the league can pull this off?

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