Steph Curry was hellbent on not repeating his previous Team USA performance.
Curry came out firing against Serbia in an exhibition game on Wednesday at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi, just two days after a poor three-point performance in Team USA’s victory against Australia.
The Warriors star scored the game’s opening three points and finished with a game-high 18 first-half points in 10 minutes, giving Team USA a 59-45 lead at halftime.
Curry ended his outburst with a classic four-point play late in the second quarter.
Curry, 36, who is chasing his first Olympic gold medal, went 6 of 9 from the field in the first half, including 4 of 6 from behind the 3-point line, a much closer call in international basketball.
Curry and Team USA have two more warm-up games against South Sudan in Abu Dhabi on Saturday and Germany in London on Monday before traveling to Paris.
The two-time NBA MVP appears poised to lead Team USA to gold in a few weeks.