NBA Fans Loved Steph Curry's Ruthless Reaction to Hitting Game-Sealing Shot vs. Mavs

Steph Curry led the Warriors to a win over the Mavs in Klay Thompson's first game back in San Francisco.
Steph Curry led the Warriors to a win over the Mavs in Klay Thompson's first game back in San Francisco. / @TNT

Klay Thompson returned the Bay Area for his first game against his former team on Tuesday night and he got to see something familiarโ€”Steph Curry being clutch down the stretch and flashing his "Night Night" celebration after hitting a game-sealing three-pointer in the Warriors' 120-117 victory over the Mavs.

The game was an emotional one for Thompson and all of his ex-teammates and it seemed only fitting that Curry put on a show in the final minutes. Curry, who had a great reaction to seeing Thompson do his shimmy earlier in the game, had the final 12 points for the Warriors and finished with 37 on the night.

His step-back three-pointer with 26.4 seconds sealed it and set off an awesome celebration:

Fans loved it:


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