Curry just had an off nght tbh....

[lefty]

He had good looks, the shots just just didnt go in

We didnt really "stop" him tbh

[coachmac87]

Seemed just fine the night before...

Ya he had an off night but if you don't think the Spurs defense was a reason why..that's foolish

[Horse]

You can't stop and yes he will hit a few more shots but what we did was the best you can do and makes them beatable.

[Mel_13]

http://img.bleacherreport.net/img/slides/photos/003/188/926/hi-res-7331986_crop_north.jpg?w=630&h=420&q=75

http://a.fssta.com/content/dam/fsdigital/fscom/NBA/images/2016/03/20/032016-nba-stephen-curry-danny-green-boris-diaw-golden-state-warriors-san-antonio-spurs.vadapt.980.high.7.jpg

[ChumpDumper]

Actually, they did stop him -- but it's not going to work every time.

[philldafunk]

I wish we could've snapped that 3 point streak

[Horse]

Actually, they did stop him -- but it's not going to work every time.

If they keep their focus I think it can work everytime atleast enough to win.

[JeffDuncan]

He had good looks, the shots just just didnt go in

I thought at first you meant the game, but then realized it was something Ayesha tweeted later that night.

[BatManu20]

BS. Spurs D had a lot to do with his struggles. They played him better than any team has this season. With that said, they're not going to be able to have that type of effort every time they play the Warriors if they do indeed meet them in the playoffs. Curry will play better and get better looks. It was a great Defensive effort by the Spurs though.

[cjw]

BS. Spurs D had a lot to do with his struggles. They played him better than any team has this season. With that said, they're not going to be able to have that type of effort every time they play the Warriors if they do indeed meet them in the playoffs. Curry will play better and get better looks. It was a great Defensive effort by the Spurs though.

Spurs gave up 17 turnovers, and 12 of those turnovers were steals (live ball variety). They somehow still outscored GS off turnovers 11-7, and only gave up 11 fast break points. Turnovers need to be cut down, but they recovered well on Saturday night.

[daledondale]

In part it's true, but Spurs overall defense were really good.

[SpursDynasty]

Tbh Curry always seems to have off nights vs. the Spurs. Warriors are 2-7 over the last 9 regular season games following the 2013 playoffs, tbh, imho, iirc.

[bklynspursfan]

Espn said warriors execs think curry was under the weather too smh.. The guy averages 14ppg in San Antonio during the regular season in his career. It shouldnt be that big a deal

[look_at_g_shred]

*I'm gonna log in for attention*

[DPG21920]

Spurs played great defense & Curry missed some makeable looks. Spurs outside of maybe two possessions did a great job covering Curry from 3. However he was still "Curry open" on a few. They are tough looks but that is what he does. Tbh about as good as you can defend him.

[313]

He only had 15 points the last time he played in SA..

[313]

The guy averages 14ppg in San Antonio during the regular season in his career.
:wow

[SASdynasty!]

He had good looks, the shots just just didnt go in

We didnt really "stop" him tbh
Lol, Lefty doing everything he can to downplay Parker holding Curry scoreless when he was on him.

[coachmac87]

Typically when you're guarded well and bothered and miss a couple shots...it's not uncommon you'll start missing shots you usually make..

Same can be said when shooters get in a "zone"..you can sometimes make shots you typically miss.

It's part of being a shooter..

[SASdynasty!]

Oh, and an "off-night" for Curry is 2-7 from 3. Not 1-12. That's never happened in his career before this game:

http://bkref.com/tiny/qCbye

[will_spurs]

Oh, and an "off-night" for Curry is 2-7 from 3. Not 1-12. That's never happened in his career before this game:

http://bkref.com/tiny/qCbye

Actually your search is quite restrictive, but expanding it to 3P% < 10% you will see that:
- he had a lot of games with zero 3-pointers early on (between 2009 and 2012)
- it rarely happened afterwards (but a few times around Nov-Dec 2014... was he playing injured?)
- it happened twice recently, including last game and the loss against the Lakers where he was held to 1-10

[Obstructed_View]

I think the Spurs would be stupid to go forward thinking anything but that he had an off night. Treating him like he's able to hit anything he puts up at any time is probably the only chance they have of having a winning record against them this season.

[Kool Bob Love]

*I'm gonna log in for attention*

[spurraider21]

He had good looks, the shots just just didnt go in

We didnt really "stop" him tbh


http://img.bleacherreport.net/img/slides/photos/003/188/926/hi-res-7331986_crop_north.jpg?w=630&h=420&q=75

http://a.fssta.com/content/dam/fsdigital/fscom/NBA/images/2016/03/20/032016-nba-stephen-curry-danny-green-boris-diaw-golden-state-warriors-san-antonio-spurs.vadapt.980.high.7.jpg
:wow

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[Raven]

he had 0 good looks in the whole game (from 3)

[Obstructed_View]

he had 0 good looks in the whole game (from 3)

He might have had two that were pretty good for him, and the one shot he hit was falling away with Aldridge in his face. It's not crazy that he could have hit enough of those to turn the game, but the Spurs' defense means that he would have to do it four times out of seven to win a playoff series. The Spurs do a better job of taking care of the ball and hitting their own wide-open jumpers and that job suddenly becomes even tougher for them.

[cd98]

He missed some shots he could make. But he missed bc he was frustrated by an aggressive SA defense. Can't make excuses. He was smothered.

[DrunkTXLabrat]

spurs crowd held Curry in check, if you ask me. Never heard the crowd so rowdy. makes me wish i'd never let them have a taste of my enthusiasm on the defense chant, tbh. all those die hards giving it the best for the organization best summed up by lame.

[LakerHater]

So Did Kawhi

[spurs10]

Tbh Curry always seems to have off nights vs. the Spurs. Warriors are 2-7 over the last 9 regular season games following the 2013 playoffs, tbh, imho, iirc. :toast

[KenziE]

*I'm gonna log in for attention*
wahahaha

[Solid D]

lefty being lefty.

[sexinthatsx]

It's not about having an off night last night. It's about mentally screwing him for future games to come. I am beyond ecstatic that Danny Green blocked that 3-pointer by Curry because this will always make him think twice and hesitate before going for the 3 again. Another poster pointed out that Curry has never been blocked on the 3-point line and since Danny did it, this will mentally screw him so hard next time he ever faces the Spurs.

[maverick1948]

The Spurs rotated on all screens. They stopped Curry from getting cheap open looks off those screens. That is why the moving screens that GS uses didn't work. Curry was flustrated by the fact someone was always in his face. If you had watched the game closely, LMA did a great job on Curry 3 or 4 times. No Stephie didn't have an off night, he was well defended by the Spurs. Give credit when it is due.

[Mnky]

So Did Kawhi

This.

Even LMA missed shots he normally makes. Not to mention all the easy shots the spurs missed early. Spurs didn't exactly have a pristine offensive performance.

Their offense can play better too. Their defense had a few breakdowns, their defense can play better too. Just about who executes better. That night it was the spurs.

Spurs can definitely play with the warriors.

[Vic Petro]

Barbosa hit a couple of heaves he wouldn't normally hit to make up for a couple of Curry's misses.

[Perry Mason]

This.

Even LMA missed shots he normally makes. Not to mention all the easy shots the spurs missed early. Spurs didn't exactly have a pristine offensive performance.

Their offense can play better too. Their defense had a few breakdowns, their defense can play better too. Just about who executes better. That night it was the spurs.

Spurs can definitely play with the warriors.

My takeaway as well. I re-watched the game this morning. Spurs were always in control. Curry was not allowed to get a rhythm, so even his 2 open shots were not "good" shots.

If the Spurs make more of their wide open shots, it's a 20 point blowout of GSW. GSW being close late was more of a fluke. All the ESPN "writers" were just salty rather than objectively assessing the game - it was about the excuses. GSW never had control. Let's see how GSW counters the Spurs' pressure. There isn't much you can do. Spurs are long and coordinated.

GSW is not the hyper-athletic team that usually causes the Spurs problems. They just have one guy who is an otherworldly shooter. Take away Curry, they suck. And if you took away Curry from GSW and Leonard from the Spurs, the Spurs stomp GSW all day, every day.

[midnightpulp]

:lol at Warriors fans and media making excuses for that little shit. No one, and I mean no one, gives Wardell more trouble than the Spurs. I think he averages about 17ppg on like 42% shooting over his career against us. I still fear him and the Warriors, but when Curry sucks against SA, it has more do to with the Spurs defense than him having an off night or something.

[Mnky]

Whoops.

[Capster]

Seemed just fine the night before...

Ya he had an off night but if you don't think the Spurs defense was a reason why..that's foolish
You said it Coachmac! Kudos!

[DMC]

When he only hits one three in the 3pt contest, I'll say we didn't stop him. I've not seen that yet.

I don't know if Klay is mentally tied to Curry, but Klay seems to struggle any time Curry does. If Curry goes off, quite often Klay will as well. That could be just a factor of the defense.