5 Biggest Losses in Stephen Curry's career

Wardell Stephen Curry, or simply known as Steph, is one of the premier superstars in the NBA today. Curry rose to national prominence when he led a mid-major in Davidson to the Elite Eight in 2008 before eventually losing to Kansas.

In the 2009 NBA Draft, the Golden State Warriors selected Curry with the seventh pick overall. Notable NBA players taken before him that year included Blake Griffin (first), James Harden (third), Tyreke Evans (fourth), and Ricky Rubio (fifth).

It's hard to believe, but after the 2018 NBA Finals, Curry would have completed his ninth season in the NBA. Throughout his NBA career, he's led the Warriors to two NBA Championships (2015 and 2017), with the potential of a third if they defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers this year.

In addition to reaching the pinnacle with his team, Curry has several individual accolades to speak for in his career including being the NBA MVP twice (2015 and 2016), but he does not have an NBA Finals MVP honor yet. Curry is also a five-time NBA All-Star and a two-time All-NBA First Team selection.

With the ups of being a superstar in the NBA, there are also downs. This article is going to take a look a the five worst blowout losses that Curry played in throughout his nine-year career. While some expect most of this list to be early in his career, there is actually a game from this season on the list.

Let's start the list with that game from this past January...

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#5 Golden State Warriors 99-129 Utah Jazz (January 30, 2018): 30-point loss

Steph Curry couldn't get his shot going this past January against the Utah Jazz...

The Golden State Warriors may have gone 41-10 during the 51 starts Steph Curry made for them this season, but there was a disastrous game at the end of January this season against the Utah Jazz.

Coming off of a three-game winning streak, the Warriors headed to Utah where they absolutely couldn't stop them defensively. Nearly four of the Jazz starters had 20 points, with Ricky Rubio leading the way scoring 23; while adding on 11 assists.

Curry's shot wasn't there on this night as he was 4-for-13 including only 1-for-7 from three-point range. As a team, the Warriors shot 46% from the field, but only 20% from three.

For the game, Curry would end up with 14 points, 5 assists, and 2 rebounds. Though this is one of the more embarrassing losses in Curry's career, he had the last laugh as the Warriors are in the NBA Finals; while the Utah Jazz lost in the Western Conference Semifinals to the Houston Rockets.

#4 Golden State Warriors 90-120 Chicago Bulls (November 11, 2010): 30-point loss

Steph Curry wasn't all smiles in the seventh game into his second NBA season...

One of the biggest blowout losses that Steph Curry witnessed as a member of the Golden State Warriors came in his second season in the NBA early into the 2010-11 season. During the seventh game of the season, the Warriors were trounced by the Chicago Bulls by 30 points.

It's amazing how things can change over the course of eight years. The Warriors finished the season 36-46 and 21 games behind division leader Los Angeles; while the Bulls finished 62-20, having the best record in the NBA. This season the Bulls were the third worst team in the East; while the Warriors were second best.

In this particular game against the Bulls in 2010, Curry had trouble finding his shot again shooting only 7-for-18 or 39% from the field. He would finish with 17 points but added 6 assists and 5 steals.

Luol Deng led the way for the Bulls on this evening by contributing 26 points and 11 rebounds. Derrick Rose also added 13 assists to go with his 22 points.

For those curious, Chicago lost in the Eastern Conference Final to the Miami Heat in five games.

#3 Golden State Warriors 109-140 Houston Rockets (February 5, 2013): 31-point loss

2013 was the year Steph Curry and the Warriors turned things around...

One of the biggest lopsided losses that Steph Curry was ever a part of happened on the season that the Golden State Warriors actually turned the team around and made the playoffs for the first time in six years in 2013. Ever since that 2012-13 season, the Warriors have made the playoffs every year, including four straight NBA Finals from 2015 to this year.

Though the Golden State Warriors finished 2013 with a record of 47-35, good for sixth in the Western Conference, there was a night in February that Curry and the Warriors would like to forget.

The Warriors lost to the Houston Rockets by 31 on February 5, 2013, making it the third biggest loss ever for a game that Curry played in. The Rockets started off hot in the first quarter and then outscored the Warriors by 13 in the fourth quarter to put it out of reach.

To put it bluntly, Curry was terrible on this night only scoring seven points. He only shot 25% from the field on 3-for-12 shooting; while making only one out of five three-point shots. The leading scorer for the Warriors on this evening was a bench player, Jarrett Jack, who scored 20.

The Rockets were on fire shooting 51% from the field, and they also had a total of eight players who scored double digits. They were led by Jeremy Lin's 28 points and 9 assists.

#2 Golden State Warriors 105-137 Portland Trail Blazers (February 19, 2016): 32-point loss

This may have been a common expression on Steph Curry's face that February night against Portland...

As any NBA fan knows, the Golden State Warriors are in the middle of an amazing run of four straight trips to the NBA Finals, potentially looking for their third NBA Championship during this time. That doesn't mean that every now and again, they're caught sleeping and a team completely destroys them.

This happened two seasons ago, in February of 2016, when the Warriors faced the Portland Trail Blazers. It was the second-worst defeat of the career of Curry when the Warriors lost by 32 points.

Unlike the previous three games covered in this article, Curry's offensive night was pretty decent. He scored 31 points off of 12-for-23 shooting (52%) and he was 7-for-13 from three-point range (54%).

Their problem wasn't offense, but it was trying to stop Damian Lillard on this night. He torched the Warriors for 51 points by shooting an amazing 64% from the field and 75% from three as he was 9-for-12.

#1 Los Angeles Lakers 130-97 Golden State Warriors 97 (November 28, 2009): 33-point loss

Steph Curry's 15th career game in 2009 was the most lopsided loss of his time in the NBA...

Steph Curry's rookie year with the Golden State Warriors was during the 2009-10 season. The year before Curry came to the league, the Warriors had a terrible 29-53 record. During Curry's rookie campaign, they actually had a worse record at 26-56.

Including Curry's rookie year, the Golden State Warriors had made the playoffs only one time in the past 16 years, so it was no surprise that the biggest blowout loss of Curry's career happened in 2009 against the Los Angeles Lakers.

As was the case with almost all of the other games on this list, Curry's offensive night wasn't great. He shot 33% from the field with 5-of-15 shooting and made only one three-pointer out of five attempts to finish with 13 points.

The Lakers were the top team in the Western Conference that season led by Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol. A total of seven Lakers were in double figures for this game, including all five starters.

It also didn't help that the Lakers outscored the Warriors by 23 in the second half en route to the 33-point blowout.