Warriors’ Steph Curry ties a Michael Jordan NBA record with 40-point basketball history originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. How did Stephen Curry follow up a 49-point night?

The 37-year-old Warriors star's 49 points helped lead his team to a comeback win over the NBA's next dominant force.

Curry was the difference, hitting the game-winner at the free-throw line after De'Aaron Fox was called for a shooting foul. The Golden State guard finished perfect from the free-throw line. He also hit nine 3-pointers. The win helped the Warriors improve to 8-6 on the season, avoiding falling to .500 through the first 14 games.

SAN ANTONIO — Steph Curry shook up the basketball shoe world on Thursday, and after shaking and baking the Spurs to the tune of 49 points on Friday night, he spent almost as much time answering questions about his attire as he did talking about his record-tying performance.

Stephen Curry capped a season-best, 49-points performance by sinking the game-winning free throws in the final seconds as the visiting Golden State Warriors outlasted the San Antonio Spurs 109-108 on Friday in an NBA Cup clash.

Green reflects on how Curry turned Under Armour into a basketball powerhouse and wonders how massive his brand could have been if it had grown under Nike.

The Warriors superstar scored 31 points in the second half and 49 overall for the game, tying him with the great Michael Jordan for the most 40-point games (44) after turning 30. It was Curry’s second consecutive 40-ball: he put in 46 in the Warriors’ victory on Wednesday.

Golden State visits the New Orleans Pelicans after Stephen Curry scored 49 points in the Warriors' 109-108 victory against the San Antonio Spurs.