It has been an up and down season for the Golden State Warriors, but their one constant is always Steph Curry. While Curry himself has gone through some brief cold spells, he has found his way out of them every time, and is coming off a 36-point performance in a win over the Orlando Magic.
The Warriors are hosting the defending champion Denver Nuggets on Thursday night, and they will once again have Curry available, as he is not listed on the injury report. Golden State dropped their last matchup to Denver, falling on Christmas in a game that had a lot of discussion about the officiating.
Steve Kerr had a viral rant about Jokic shooting so many free throws that game, and Curry backed up some of what his coach said, adding the following after that game:
"It does cater to the guys that can sell calls,” Curry said. “When there’s physicality, it’s tough because it’s inconsistent at times on either side, just what’s the tone of the game. Then game to game it changes, that's the nature of basketball, but a night like tonight, you feel like there’s physicality on one side and then ticky-tack on the other. Then they get into the bonus and it changes the [complexion] of the game. It’s not like we don’t foul, I’m not saying that. It's just consistency is key when it comes to understanding how you can defend. I know what [Steve Kerr] is talking about. It was tough tonight. Slowed the whole game down. Obviously [Jokic] made every free throw. It changed the momentum, played into their hands. Until things change, you have to adjust, but it's frustrating."
It will be interesting to see if Jokic is able to get the same calls in this game that he got in that game, because as Curry pointed out, it can change from game to game.
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