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Watch: Stephen Curry Dunks for the first time in six years, but Warriors miss Jimmy Butler against 76ers.

A victory in Philadelphia 76ers (126-119, her first since February 4) was not the only rare performance that was attested by those who campaigned for their marquee against the Golden State Warriors on Saturday evening. In the middle of the fourth quarter, the leading 3-point shooter of the league, Steph Curry, immersed the first time in six seasons.

In the middle of the fourth quarter, Tyrese Maxey missed a 3 pointer that was temporarily recovered by Guerschon Yabusele. Before the Frenchman could make a piece, however, he was seen by Buddy Hield, who looked up and curry alone at the other end of the square. Hield met Curry in step and the veteran guard set out for the slam. He made sure that the bank was informed about it and they were quickly off their feet to celebrate.

The last time Curry was immersed in a game, the Warriors' victory against the Sacramento Kings on February 21, 2019. It was so long ago that he was free to support no other than Kevin Durant on a screen from Demarcus Cousins ​​(which played his last NBA game 2022). Look at the height!

Curry's Dunk On Saturday two of his team height made 29 points. He also got five rebounds and exhibited 13 assists in another strong excursion. In total, he either scored a goal at 23 of the 46 field goals of the Warriors, but that was not sufficient because the five-game winning streak of the Golden State came to an end.

The defeat of the Warriors towards the Joel Empbiid-Weniger Sixers was proof of how important Jimmy Butler has become for this team in the past few weeks. Since Butler's arrival in a Blockbuster-Deadline deal, the Warriors have been 7-1 with him, and their only loss was four points for the Dallas Mavericks.

Butler exposed himself on Saturday due to Back Spasms, of which coach Steve Kerr was the result of a hit he achieved in the team's victory against Orlando Magic on Thursday. Kerr could not give a final timeline for Butler's return, but was optimistic that it would not be a long -term absence.

“I don't hope and I don't think, but you never know what these things,” said Kerr before the Sixers lost. “But it's only every day.”

After the defeat on Saturday, the Warriors are 32: 28 in the season, which is in seventh place in the strict Western Conference classification. They are just half a game behind the Los Angeles Clipper for the sixth and last automatic playoff spot, but only half a game before the Mavericks on the 10th place for the last play-in tournament field.