Hey, I'm Tassmellis, and this is what you need to know in the NBA for Monday, January 4th.

The first thing you need to know is that Steph Curry had a career high, 62 points versus Portland on Sunday.

His previous career high was 54,

and I loved the answer he gave on the broadcast after the game

when he was asked,

did you know how many points you had while you were playing the game?

Of course.

Of course was his answer.

Didn't bat an eye.

Yeah, I was going for it.

And that's what Warriors fans want from Steph Curry,

especially since Clay Thompson went down with the Achilles injury.

They've wanted Steph to shoot and shoot and put the team on his back.

And he's done that, bringing them back to a respectable three and three record after a pretty slow start to the season.

What a show he put on. Another guy putting

on a show is Jalen Brown of the Celtics, and it's veering into historic territory. He's tied for

sixth in the NBA at 28 points per game. That's not the historic part. It's like he never misses,

which would be very historic. He had 31 points on 13 of 16

shooting Sunday versus Detroit, and he's shooting 59.8% from the field this season. Six out of

10 shots from the floor for a wing is ridiculous. His field goal percentage is 12th best in the NBA.

10 of the 11 guys ahead of them are bigs, expected, and the other is Sterling Brown, who is

bound to come back to Earth.

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