Stephen Curry was ruled out of the Golden State Warriors’ loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday due to bilateral and patellofemoral knee soreness. After missing a game, Curry’s absence didn’t last longer. Although he was initially listed as questionable, the All-Star point guard returned to the desert court Saturday night against the Phoenix Suns.

Curry opened the game ice cold against the Suns, scoring just two points on 0-for-8 shooting in the first half. After an unusually slow start, Curry recovered in the third quarter. The two-time Most Valuable Player sparked a run for the Warriors, scoring 15 points on XX-of-XX shooting from the field, with XX making 3-pointers in the third quarter. Curry sank back-to-back triples against the Suns in the third frame to cut the Suns’ advantage.

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However, Curry’s third-quarter breakthrough wasn’t enough to catch the Suns as the Warriors suffered their fourth straight loss, 113-105 in Phoenix on Saturday.

Curry finished with 23 points on 8 of 21 shooting from the field, with XX scoring 3 points from long range to go along with seven rebounds and 4 assists in 32 minutes against the Suns.

Curry is now averaging 22.4 points in 14 games this season while shooting 47.5% from the field and 44.4% from distance.

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