Steph Curry struggled with his shot in the Warriors' season-opening loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday.
Oddly enough, that shouldn't have been a surprise.
Curry over 11 prior Opening Night games in his career shot 30.5 percent (25-for-82) from 3-point range. And he went 2-for-10 from deep against Kevin Durant and the Nets (he really was 2-for-8 because he missed two heaves from half court).
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Across 11 "second game of the season" matchups, the three-time NBA champion is shooting 46 percent (41 for 89) from beyond the arc.
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The Warriors need the two-time NBA MVP to deliver a superstar performance to have a shot at beating Giannis Antetokounmpo's squad Friday.
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“I know I can get shots off pick-and-rolls," Curry told the media Tuesday night. "I gotta balance those opportunities and be aggressive. But when I give the ball up and the other team is trying to play high side aggressive making sure I don’t get it back, we (need to) continue to create good offense off of those possessions.
"That's where we can continue to build our chemistry. I gotta be patient and see the floor a little better when I don’t have the ball in my hands.”