Following a Game 2 loss to the Houston Rockets in the Western Conference Finals, all eyes turned to Stephen Curry, who has scored under 20 points in two straight games for the first time since the 2016 postseason.
But to his teammates and coach, this is just another storyline to come to terms with how the Golden State Warriors were picked apart by a dominant Rockets offense.
“When Steph misses a shot everybody gets up in arms about it. That's how great he is. So many people expect him to make every single shot. Sometimes it doesn't happen,” Kevin Durant told The Associated Press. “I knew the next couple days was going to be about Steph struggling to shoot the ball but that's the last thing I worry about with Steph. I've just got so much confidence in him on the offensive side of the basketball.”
Historically, Stephen Curry has bounced back from poor games in grand ways, putting up 38 points in Game 4 of the NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers, back in 2016. Curry had put up 11 and 18 points in two home wins, then 19 points on a Game 3 loss on the road before hitting 7-of-13 from long-range in a rousing 108-97 win on the road.
Head coach Steve Kerr, like Kevin Durant, won't make much about his health either, noting he's been performing as expected.
“I think Steph's healthy, he's moving fine,” Steve Kerr said. “But this is more rhythm than anything. You come back from six weeks in the regular season, chances are you're going to have a game where nobody's focused and the other team's playing their fourth in five nights and the defense isn't that tough and you make a bunch of 3s and you just feel good.”
The two-time MVP will have to bounce back sooner than later, as the Warriors look to take command of this series again with two games at Oracle Arena.
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