Warriors’ Stephen Curry named Western Conference Player of the Month

Warriors guard Stephen Curry has been named the Western Conference Player of the Month for January, the NBA announced Thursday. In helping lead Golden State to an 11-3 record, Curry averaged a league-high 29.5 points on 51.4 percent shooting from the field and 46.3 percent shooting from three-point range, 5.1 rebounds, 6.7 assists and 1.5 steals in 34.3 minutes in 12 games. Curry had a season-high 49 points on 16-for-24 shooting from the field, including 8-for-13 from three-point range, in Saturday's win over Boston. This is Curry's seventh Player of the Month honor of his career, and the 11th time a Warriors player has earned the recognition.