Warriors superstar Stephen Curry will make his 11th appearance on the NBA’s Christmas Day stage in 2024.
Curry’s Christmas debut came in 2010 when Golden State hosted Portland. As Curry established himself as an appointment viewing he and his team have become a Christmas Day staple — they’ve faced seven different opponents on Christmas since 2010.
While Curry is an all-time great, he’s had his fair share of struggles on Christmas. As he looks to lead Golden State to a win in 2024, look back at the numbers Curry has put forth during Christmas past.
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Coming into 2024, Curry has played 10 times on Christmas. His teams are 4-6 in those games. Last Christmas, Curry scored 18 points (on 7-of-21 shooting) as Golden State lost to Denver, 120-114.
While Curry’s career scoring average is a shade under 25 points per game, he only has one game of 20-plus points in 10 Christmas Day games and averages 15.6 points per game on the holiday. Perhaps the most confounding stat is that Curry has shot 18-of-78 (23.1%) from deep on Christmas Day.
The most points Curry has scored on Christmas Day is 33. It wasn’t his most efficient night, as he shot 10-of-27 from the field, including 5-of-16 from 3-point range in a nine-point win over Phoenix in 2021.
It is Curry’s only game with 20-plus points on Christmas and his next-highest output is 19 points, which he has done twice.
Curry has a 4-6 record in 10 games played on Christmas Day. Including last year’s loss to the Nuggets, Curry has lost four of the last five times he has played on the holiday.
Year | Opponent | Result |
2010 | vs. Trail Blazers | W, 109-102 |
2011 | vs. Clippers | L, 105-86 |
2013 | vs. Clippers | W, 105-103 |
2014 | at Clippers | L, 100-86 |
2015 | vs. Cavaliers | W, 89-83 |
2016 | at Cavaliers | L, 109-108 |
2018 | vs. Lakers | L, 127-101 |
2020 | at Bucks | L, 138-99 |
2021 | at Suns | W, 116-107 |
2023 | at Nuggets | L, 120-114 |
Despite some of his struggles, Curry ranks in the top 10 in assists, steals and 3-pointers made on Christmas Day. Curry is 15 points outside of the top 10 on Christmas Day but would also have to surpass three active players (Kyrie Irving, Jayson Tatum and Chris Paul) who can enter the top 10 this year.
Entering Christmas Day 2024.
Stat | Total | Rank |
Points | 156 | 16 |
Rebounds | 46 | 54 |
Assists | 64 | 7 |
Steals | 16 | 7 |
Blocks | 4 | 90 |
3-pointers | 18 | 7 |
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