SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry, point guard for the Golden State Warriors, don dey feel the weight of the season. Coach Steve Kerr don yan say him go prioritize giving Curry rest after him struggle for performance in the 114-105 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Monday night.
Na two games after Curry make history as the first player wey don shoot 4,000 3-pointers, and three days after him 37th birthday, Curry try to find him shooting rhythm but e no come happen. “He’s tired. Steph’s been carrying us for a month, he’s been amazing,” Kerr talk. “You can see it; he just doesn’t have his energy right now.”
Curry manage to shoot 6 of 21 overall, and 4 of 14 from behind the arc, scoring just 20 points, with seven assists and four rebounds. Him also dey responsible for seven of the Warriors’ 20 turnovers, giving the Nuggets 24 points from those errors.
“I feel fine, obviously I didn’t play great at all, so everybody including coach is going to try to figure out why,” Curry say, wey sound hoarse as him acknowledge say him dey “a little stuffy.” “Mostly the turnovers, dumb plays all night, but I had a really good run,” him add. “You expect to have a level of consistency, and when it doesn’t happen, it becomes a question.”
Curry don call five of him turnovers “completely unforced” and say many na “avoidable” mistakes. This season, e don dey struggle with regular knee issues and now him dey deal with aggravated back problem wey don bother am these past few games.
Guard Gary Payton II talk say, “We try to take the pressure off him as much as we can. He has a guy on his hip 48 minutes of the game. I’m pretty sure he’s a little gassed.”
As di back-to-back game wey Milwaukee go visit Chase Center dey approach on Tuesday night, na im still dey unclear whether Curry go fit sit out. Kerr go talk with Director Of Sports Medicine and Performance Rick Celebrini to figure out wetin go be the next step.
Na March 8, Curry don connect for his latest milestone after e celebrate his 37th birthday the next day. The Warriors dey on a season-high seven-game homestand wey go end on Thursday against Toronto.
Before this loss to the Nuggets, Golden State don win seven straight games and dem dey 14-2 in games wey Curry’s new backcourt partner, Jimmy Butler, play since e debut on February 8. Keeping Curry healthy for the stretch run wey dey crucial as Golden State dey chase playoff berth.
“He’s exhausted right now. We’ve got to absolutely consider giving him a night and getting him rejuvenated for the sake of him and the remainder of our games,” Kerr say. “We’ll see. But I think he’s been tired the last few games so we’ve got to find a way to get him his juice back.”
