Seth Curry Reveals What He Said To Steph To Try To Ice Him Before Clutch Free Throws In Game 2

There have been over 3,000 players to play in the NBA in the past 50 years, and Steph Curry is the greatest free-throw shooter out of all of them. His 90.47 percent conversion rate from the charity stripe ranks him first among active and retired players. And in the postseason, he is even more locked in, converting on a mind-bending 78-of-82 (95.1 percent) in the playoffs.

(I literally had to pause the television and take a photo of this stat from the Western semis because I couldn’t believe my eyes.)

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When the two-time MVP stepped to the line in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals on Thursday night with the score knotted up at 108 with just over two minutes remaining, it wasn’t a question of whether Curry would make the shots, it was whether or not he’s even hit the rim.

His younger brother, Seth, knew this along with everyone in Oracle Arena. So, Seth did what any younger brother worth his salt would do–try to get under his skin.

After the 114-111 loss, Seth revealed to reporters what he said to his older brother during that exchange.

“I told him ‘that’s like 70 in a row.’ I was trying to get in his head and jinx him,” he said. “He looked over at me and said, ‘OK, now it’s gonna be 72.’ And then he made them both.”

Curry’s previous career-best streak of 43 made free throws in a row was snapped during Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Houston Rockets. He went 11-of-11 from the line in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals, and has not missed a free throw since that Rockets game, making his last 29 attempts.

Steph spoke to the exchange after the win and the phenomenon of competing against his little brother on one of basketball’s biggest stages.

God, give my children Curry genes.

[h/t Bleacher Report]