Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra earlier said that the defending world champion Golden State Warriors are “playing a different sport.” You know what? Maybe they really are.

Just take a look at what Stephen Curry pulled off during warmups prior to the showdown against the Heat Monday. But perhaps more entertaining was the reaction of Kevin Durant, who appeared to have momentarily lost his mind after seeing his pal Curry drain a mind-bending floater.

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Kevin Durant has been teammates with Stephen Curry for more than a season now but the two-time MVP clearly hasn’t shown him every trick he has in his bag.

Warmups are usually a mundane routine that seldom makes fans excited, but the Warriors tandem of Curry and Durant are doing a great job of making it more thrilling.

All that said, Stephen Curry’s shot was not good enough for us to deem it as the best trick high-looper we’ve seen in the NBA.