But after practice, several of the Warriors found themselves in a conference room at the Ritz Carlton. The Davidson product hit 50.4 percent from the field and 45.4 percent from three-point range (third in the NBA) while leading the league in free throw percentage (.908), becoming just the seventh player in NBA history to hit at least 50 percent from the field, 40 percent from three and 90 percent from the line while qualifying for the league minimums in all three categories, joining Steve Nash as the only players to hit 50/45/90 over the course of an entire campaign.The day after the holiday, the Warriors were in town preparing for the Bulls after getting blitzed by Brooklyn and Milwaukee to start the season. Curry saw an increase of 6.3 points per game over his 2014-15 scoring average (23.8 points), the highest year-over-year scoring average increase by a reigning MVP in NBA history, and played in the fewest minutes per game (34.2) of any 30-point scorer in NBA history. Curry also led the league in steals (2.14), becoming the first player to lead the league in both scoring and steals since Allen Iverson in 2001-02, to go with 6.7 assists and 5.4 rebounds in 34.2 minutes. In 79 games (all starts), the seventh-year guard led the league in scoring with 30.1 points per game, becoming the first Warrior to lead the league in scoring since Rick Barry in 1966-67 and the first guard to average at least 30 points while shooting 50 percent or better from the floor since Michael Jordan in 1991-92.
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