Seth Curry is starting to hit his stride, and his shots, for the Sixers

Curry is shooting 60% from three-point range over his last four games.

Sixers guard Seth Curry shoots a three-point basket against Oklahoma City.Read moreYONG KIM / Staff Photographer

Published Apr. 29, 2021, 1:00 p.m. ET

It’s been an up-and-down season for 76ers guard Seth Curry, but as the season is winding down he appears to be regaining the groove that he had earlier in the year.

Before missing seven games with an ankle injury and then testing positive for COVID-19, Curry was on fire in his first eight games with the Sixers.

Acquired in the offseason from Dallas for Josh Richardson and a second-round pick, Curry averaged 17 points in those first eight games and shot 59.5% from three-point range.

Curry, who has also missed time with a left ankle injury and then hip flexor tightness, scored a team-high 20 points in Wednesday’s 127-83 blowout win over the visiting Atlanta Hawks.

The two teams will meet against on Friday at the Wells Fargo Center.

Curry shot 8-for-12, including 4-for-7 from beyond the arc. When he is shooting well, it opens so much space for his teammates. The Sixers are 20-1 when Curry shoots at least 50% from three-point range.

“He’s more aggressive, he looks like he has more energy,” Sixers coach Doc Rivers said about Curry, his son-in-law, after Wednesday’s win. “He’s looking for his shot, which we want him to do, we encourage him to do that.”

Rivers wants all his players to look for their shot, especially a player like Curry who is third in NBA career three-point shooting percentage at 43.97%, according to Basketball Reference. That’s three spots above his brother, Steph Curry, a seven-time All-Star.

Seth Curry, who in his last four games is averaging 13.3 points and shooting 60% from three-point range, feels things are starting to come together.

“I feel pretty good in my legs, I am getting in better shape as I am able to stream more games together,” Curry said. “It’s about getting healthy and stronger and bigger now as we go into the playoffs as a team, so we have a whole group out there.”

To his point, the Sixers are 21-4 when they have their starting lineup of Curry, Joel Embiid, Ben Simmons, Tobias Harris, and Danny Green available to play.

Curry especially has enjoyed great chemistry with Embiid. According to Basketball Reference, the Sixers are plus-15.2 points per 100 possessions when Curry and Embiid are on the court together.

While Embiid is frequently double-teamed, Curry makes teams pay for that tactic when he is on target from three-point range.

Wednesday’s win clinched the Sixers’ fourth consecutive playoff berth. This will be Curry’s third consecutive trip to the postseason, each with a different team. He went with Portland in 2018-19 and then last year was in the postseason with Dallas.

“It doesn’t feel too different right now, honestly,” he said about clinching the playoff berth with 10 games remaining. “Honestly, everybody is getting healthy and trying to play the best basketball as a team. Like every other year you are just fighting to get the best playoff position, so it doesn’t feel too different right now.”

The Sixers (41-21) entered Thursday one game behind the first-place Brooklyn Nets in the Eastern Conference. While earning a playoff bid might not feel too different for Curry, he is looking forward to the postseason with his new team.

“I am very excited especially to be here with a new team, a new environment, hopefully it is a great atmosphere when we do get to the playoffs,” Curry said. “You can’t skip any steps as a team. … Us five, we have to continue to stay healthy and continue to get better and continue to play good basketball.”