Steph Curry Is Back — 29 Points in Return, Then Beats Kings With Two Four-Point Plays

Two months. Twenty-seven games missed. Patella-femoral pain syndrome and bone bruising in his right knee. And then Steph Curry walked back onto the court Sunday night and dropped 29 points on 11-of-21 shooting with 5 threes. Because of course he did.

The Warriors lost that first game 117-116 to the Rockets, but Curry looked like himself. He said there's no structural damage — he's just adjusting to a "new normal" with his leg. Two nights later against the Kings on April 8th, Curry scored 17 points and uncorked two four-point plays as the Warriors snapped a four-game losing streak with a 110-105 win.

At 38, Curry is still pulling off things that shouldn't be possible. The Warriors' playoff hopes are thin, but having their franchise cornerstone back changes the math entirely. The team is managing his minutes carefully — just 26 in his first game back — but the shot is still there. It never left.