Steph Curry explodes early against Serbia

Curry scored 17 of his team’s 23 points in the first quarter, personally keeping them in the game against a hot-shooting Serbian team. He went 5-of-7 from three-point range and 6-of-8 from the field as the rest of his team went 1-of-4 from deep and 1-of-8 overall.

Meanwhile, Serbia shot 64.7 percent from the field and 55.6 percent from deep in the first quarter. Reigning MVP Nikola Jokic was regularly finding shooters, racking up five first-quarter assists as Serbia took a 31-23 lead against the heavily favored Americans.

Perhaps Curry was inspired to shatter his Olympic career high in the first four minutes thanks to the support of a fan.

Facing a Serbian team that looks extremely comfortable playing Team USA and its 11 All-Stars, it may need even more “Curry flurries” from its starting shooting guard.