Curry Took a Record From LeBron, Zvezda Smothered Olympiacos, and Rabotnichki Are Six From Six

Curry, 38, took a record from LeBron

Golden State beat Orlando 126:119 for their seventh straight win, after starting with three defeats. Stephen Curry finished with 41 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists, shooting 13 of 19 from the field and 5 of 10 from three. It was his 16th game with 40 or more points since turning 35, passing LeBron James, who stopped at 15. At 38 Curry averages 31.3 points, shoots 45 percent from three and hardly ever misses a free throw. The Warriors are 7-3 in the West. How many players his age are even still playing, let alone leading a league?

Zvezda smothered Olympiacos, Bartzokas looks for culprits

Crvena Zvezda beat Olympiacos 62:57 in round 10 of the EuroLeague, in a game in which the Greek side shot 5 of 36 from three. Those 57 points are Olympiacos's second-worst attacking output in Georgios Bartzokas's two spells - only January 2014 was worse, in an 81:51 defeat to Milan. Aleksandar Vezenkov scored 27 points, but it wasn't enough. After the game Bartzokas said that in the key moments his players played "hero basketball" instead of thinking. The coach who picks the players and draws up the plays - now shifts the blame onto them. The Balkans know that line from many dressing rooms.

Rabotnichki - six from six, but with hearts in mouths

Rabotnichki beat Kozhuv 83:80 at "Gradski Park" and remained the only team with a perfect record in the Super League - six wins from six games. The Gevgelija side didn't let the favourites pull away for a moment and won the second and third quarters. A minute from the end it was 78:78, the hosts took the lead 32 seconds before the buzzer, and Gowens made it a four-point lead with two free throws. Kozhuv had a three for overtime - and missed. Rikić was the hosts' best with 27 points, while Armstrong scored 20 for the visitors. Top of the table, but with a three-point home win over a team from the upper half - for now Rabotnichki win more on character than on margin.

Doc Rivers: Giannis lacks basketball IQ

Doc Rivers, who coached Milwaukee from the middle of the 2023/24 season to the end of 2025/26, said on a podcast that Giannis Antetokounmpo isn't easy to coach. "He's a great passer, but he doesn't have elite basketball IQ," Rivers said, adding that Giannis knows only one way - force, force, force, on every play. His record in Milwaukee was 97-103, with two first-round exits and a season without the playoffs, after which the Bucks fired him even though he had a year left on his contract. Giannis now plays for Miami, averaging 27.3 points. A coach who failed to win a title with one of the best players in the world - and publicly looks for the fault in the player. Sound familiar?

Vardar and Badel unbeaten in the women's league, Tikvesh celebrated in Strumica

In the First Women's League Vardar and Badel 1862 both have four wins from four games. Vardar beat Probasket 88:73, and without the injured Tasevska, Pislevska took responsibility with 29 points and six assists. Badel won away at Patriot 2016 65:41, after a 23:5 run in the second quarter. Champions Kriva Palanka beat Basket Kam 81:66 and now stand at two wins and two defeats. In the men's league, Tikvesh won in Strumica 75:70, after winning the third quarter 24:15. It's a third win for the Kavadarci side and a third defeat for Strumica. In a league where only Rabotnichki have yet to lose, an away win in Strumica is a good result.