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Stephen Curry came out with a vengeance in the Warriors’ 131-109 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Thursday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.
On Friday’s episode of “Draymond’s Green Show,” the Warriors forward recalled how trash talk during Golden State’s home loss to Indiana during the 2022-23 NBA season could have spurred Curry to drop 42 points behind a season-high 11 3-pointers. , in Thursday’s victory over the Pacers.
“I thought last night was very interesting,” Green said. “If you remember, last year Andrew Nembhard had a great game against us. 31 points, here (Chase Center). And then they beat us on the road and the young people were talking like crazy.
“I respect that. I love young people who say, ‘Man, you think this and I know that, but I’m not going to bow down to that and I don’t respect that.’ And I’m going to treat you like I don’t respect that.’
“And that’s exactly how Nembhard and all those young guys acted last year. (I) take my hat off to them. As I think I mentioned on this podcast last year when we were talking about those guys, I respect that because that was the kind of moment I was in when I came in.
“I told you last year, when I was talking about those guys, they were talking like crazy. They won. (You) have to respect it. “I think Steph Curry took it personally.”
Just days removed from dropping a whopping 60 points against the visiting Atlanta Hawks, Curry went down firing on all cylinders in Indiana, finishing the first quarter having made all six of his three-point attempts.
There was nothing that could stop Curry on Thursday.
“As you can see, he came out last night in full threat mode, full threat mode out of the gate,” Green explained. “I was locked up. Some of the triples he shot at the start of the game…
“When he comes out shooting like that without being conscious, I already know what kind of moment it is. And I enjoy those games. In particular, I try to stay out of the way. You know, sometimes Steph has those games and you just sit there.”
When the halftime buzzer sounded, the four-time NBA champion had accumulated 29 points in a nearly perfect first half.
Green had nothing to do but soak in Curry’s moment of greatness.
“And for me personally, I have a front row seat, better than the courtside seat, to watch it,” Green said. “My goal and my job is to get out of the way and watch him work. It’s fun to do it every once in a while to put a little screen in there. Boom. Every now and then you throw him a small penny. Boom.
“But last night he was really off the dribble, and that’s how I knew he was in a threatening mood because everything was off the dribble. Like, ‘I don’t need a screen, really.’ Seriously, I’m not missing any clues. It was simply an all-out threat mode. He had 11 three-pointers. I think it’s possible that three of them wouldn’t have come off the dribble.
“So, that gives you an idea of where Steph Curry was.”
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