Curry enters Wednesday’s matchup against the Mavericks ( 9:30 ET, ESPN) on an absolute tear that is historic for a player of his experience. Chef Curry has had four straight games scoring at least 30 points, joining LeBron James, Michael Jordan and Karl Malone as the only players to have such a streak at age 36 or older.

League officials attempted to resurrect the Curry-Ionescu competition in some form as late as Wednesday, multiple league sources said.