Stephen Curry has no regrets when it comes to his decision-making for the Golden State Warriors during Sunday night's 100-98 loss to the Denver Nuggets. Trailing by two and with only north of six seconds left in regulation, Curry drove the length of the court and found center Damian Jones for a layup, only to see it get blocked from behind as Juancho Hernangomez sealed the win for the Mile High City.
Hernangómez with the game-saving block. Nuggets beat the Warriors 👀 pic.twitter.com/rYfdwvVVTD
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 22, 2018
Asked if he could have pulled up from deep instead? Curry didn't second-guess himself much.
“You can go for the dagger shot, but the lane opened up,” said Curry. “Paul Millsap stepped up and tried to make the right play and obviously Hernangomez made a solid read and was ready to make a block, you gotta commend him for that.”
“I definitely made the right play by getting it to the open guy.”
Steph Curry details the final play, pondering whether he should’ve stopped and pulled from 3 for the win, ultimately says he likes what they got pic.twitter.com/R0cv6hJExx
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) October 22, 2018
Stephen Curry said he never actually thought about stepping back and pulling up from three to take the lead from the Nuggets, knowing a two would tie the game and liking his team's chances to win in overtime, despite the altitude.
There wasn't really much Jones could have done to prevent the block besides putting it up without jumping to finish — something he could not have guessed in such a tight situation.
“Nights like tonight are where he really grows,” said Curry of his starting center, who is coming off only his third start in the league. “He gains confidence with experience.”
The Warriors haven't been shy of sharing the wealth with non-star players in the past, recently celebrating a Jonas Jerebko game-winning tip against the Utah Jazz on Friday.
A three by Stephen Curry would have been a toss-up, as he was only one of two players to make a three in the game, going 6-of-16 from deep while Klay Thompson continued his struggles from distance, shooting 1-of-6 from beyond.
Golden State shot a combined 7-of-29 from long-range against the Nuggets, hoping to bounce back tonight against the visiting Phoenix Suns.
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