The impact Steph Curry has on the Warriors’ offense was showcased in their 122-113 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night.
After overcoming a 17-point deficit, the Warriors found themselves right back in the game in the fourth quarter.
Tied at 104 with about 6:30 remaining in the battle, Golden State had a chance to get revenge on the team that beat them just a few days prior at Chase Center.
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Steph played the entire fourth quarter but did not attempt a shot in those entire 12 minutes, the first time in his 13-year NBA career that he has done that in a game's final quarter.
The eight-time All-Star’s offensive absence was game-changing for the Warriors.
And Steph wasn’t having an awful shooting night. In fact, he went 8-for-15 from the field and 4-for-5 from behind the arc, so it’s bizarre why the sharpshooter didn’t put up a shot in those critical final moments.
Of course, Dallas was double-teaming Steph throughout the fourth and forced the Warriors to turn to other options.
But double and even triple-coverage has never stopped Steph from doing his thing on the floor.
Despite going 0-for-0 in the fourth, Steph said the team’s focus should be on the other side of the court.
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“Obviously I didn’t get a shot in the fourth, they were trapping all over the place so I got to figure out something different on that front,” Curry told reporters after the loss. “Moses [Moody] played amazing, giving us a spark in that fourth quarter. But offensively it’s not really the issue, we got to get more aligned with what we’re trying to do defensively.”
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The Warriors look to bounce back against the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday in hopes of preventing their fourth straight loss.