When Stephen Curry is on the floor, three-point dominance usually belongs to Golden State. But not tonight — not in Denver. In a shocking first half that flipped every basketball law upside down, Aaron Gordon, yes, Aaron Gordon, turned into the Splash Brother the Warriors desperately wished they still had.
The stat line says it all: Aaron Gordon — 7-for-7 from three. Golden State — 7-for-23. That’s not just efficiency — that’s an ambush.
From the opening tip, Gordon’s rhythm was almost supernatural. Step-backs, catch-and-shoots, deep corners — it didn’t matter. Every release looked cleaner, every follow-through smoother, every shot… inevitable. By halftime, even the Denver bench was laughing in disbelief, while Curry could only shake his head and mutter something under his breath.
Golden State tried everything. Andrew Wiggins closed out late. Draymond Green barked at teammates. Steve Kerr burned timeouts. But when a player catches that kind of fire — when he turns into a human torch — there’s simply no playbook that works.
The irony? The Warriors, the architects of the modern three-point revolution, were the ones getting torched from deep. The same team that built dynasties by living beyond the arc suddenly looked mortal — and helpless — watching Gordon rewrite their own script.
Fans on social media exploded.
“Aaron Gordon turned into Curry and Klay combined!” one user joked.
“He’s playing like it’s the Finals and he’s MJ,” another laughed.
Even seasoned reporters couldn’t believe their eyes. Marcus Thompson II summarized it best in a viral post:
“First-half summary: Aaron Gordon 7-for-7 from 3. Golden State 7-for-23 from 3.”
It wasn’t just the numbers — it was the attitude. Gordon didn’t celebrate wildly. He didn’t flex or scream. He just looked calm, locked in, almost eerily confident, as if he knew something the rest of the arena didn’t.
Meanwhile, the Warriors’ body language told the whole story. Curry forced shots. Klay missed open looks. The usually free-flowing offense turned sticky, hesitant, confused. The ball movement that once felt like jazz now sounded like static.
Yes, it’s only one half. Yes, the Warriors are still the Warriors. But moments like this — when a non-shooter lights up the best shooting team of all time — are why basketball remains so unpredictable, so beautifully chaotic.
And for Aaron Gordon, this might just be a career-defining moment. He’s been called an athlete, a dunker, a defensive piece. Tonight, he was something else entirely — a sniper, a silent assassin who didn’t just outscore the Warriors… he embarrassed them at their own game.
When the buzzer sounded for halftime, the scoreboard didn’t just show Denver ahead — it showed a shift in energy, a rare reversal of power. Curry walked off shaking his head. Gordon walked off smiling slightly, as if to say, “Yeah, I did that.”
The second half awaited, but by then, the internet had already crowned its headline:
Aaron Gordon Just Solo’d the Warriors.
And somewhere, deep down, even the Warriors knew — for one unforgettable half, the Splash Brothers had been replaced.
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