Stephen Curry is a basketball anomaly. There are, across all sports, few players who can say they have a higher mastery of a specific skill in their game than he does. If you take away the hometown biases, he’s just objectively fun to watch because he makes the impossible seem possible.
Read MoreThe Golden State Warriors of yore (prior to Kevin Durant in 2017, so not that long ago) have always thrived on bench depth, and the franchise has always been very resourceful in creating contenders with little resources. It used to be veteran presences looking for a surefire ring, but with the Warriors a bit of a question mark this past offseason, players like Patty Mills and Paul Millsap who were the marquee vets this past free agency forewent the Dubs for teams like the Lakers and Nets.
Read MoreThe duo of Steph Curry and Draymond Green has already been on full display this season as the Warriors sit atop the standings in league with a 12-2 record. Many of the superstars in the NBA know that the two are a deadly combination, but some are just now learning what they can really do. Earlier this year, Ja Morant tweeted a clip of Draymond catching the ball at the top of the key and just waiting to find Curry in stride for an open three. It was captioned, “chemistry crazy.” Morant may get a pass because he just got drafted a few years ago, but as for the rest of the league, they need to step their game up if they want to try to stop the two former champions.
Read MoreThe Warriors unique culture of playing free and having a sense of joy has attracted many big marquee free agents in the past, but some of the signings that went under the radar have proven to be critical players in championship runs in the past.
Read MoreWhat a game.
Tuesday night, the Warriors traveled to Brooklyn to take on the Nets and former Warriors legend Kevin Durant.
The anticipation for this marquee matchup was palpable. Two former teammates, both of which were NBA champions together, and are the two highest scorers in the NBA. Durant, averaging 29.6 per game, and Curry averaging 28.1. This matchup between two of the league's greatest scores was guaranteed to deliver.
Read MoreOh, how the tables have turned. The Warriors experimented with both a box-and-one defense as well as a triangle-and-two defensive scheme to slow down Kevin Durant and James Harden. And it worked.
The Warriors had a marquee matchup versus the Nets on Nov. 16 where Stephen Curry would go up against his former teammate Durant. With the Nets having as much firepower as anyone else in the league, the Warriors knew they had to somehow switch it up on defense to slow down Durant.
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