SAN ANTONIO -- In desperate need of a response after a blowout road loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder , the Golden State Warriors turned to their most reliable slump-buster 24 hours later in San Antonio.

Stephen Curry , the 17-year NBA legend in his own personal skid, blasted off for 22 third-quarter points as part of a 46-point performance to lead the Warriors to a 125-120 victory over the Spurs on Wednesday night.

It was the 73rd time Curry has reached 40 in his career and the 43rd time since his 30th birthday. Only Michael Jordan (44) has done it more times after turning 30.

"Routine," Warriors coach Steve Kerr called it.

The regular season is only 13 games old, but Wednesday felt like a dig-in-the-ground moment for a Warriors team in a recent spiral.

On Tuesday night, they fe

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