As he used a screen to shake off Klay, he quickly drove inside the three-point line, then pulled up for a jump shot from just above the free-throw line.
Dang!!
He took the shot decisively, and it was a great opportunity. He'd perfectly caught the moment when Green failed to step out from the paint.
Unfortunately, his finish was just a little off.
Looney grabbed the rebound.
The Warriors turned and pushed the fast break.
Curry brought the ball upcourt, then called for a pick-and-roll at the top of the key.
Using Looney's screen, he shook off Westbrook and dribbled laterally to the right.
Unlike the Warriors' approach, Davis immediately stepped up to slow Curry down.
The Thunder couldn't afford to be lax defending Curry. They weren't going to give him any easy shots to help him find his rhythm.
With Davis aggressively stepping up to slow him down, Curry naturally got a very comfortable mismatch against a big man.
As an MVP-caliber guard, he might not be known for this particular skill, but he certainly had it in his arsenal.
He continued dribbling to the left, then suddenly stopped and changed direction, chaining it into a crossover dribble to restart his drive. He took two steps to the right, then changed direction again with a behind-the-back dribble to throw AD off balance. Finally, he connected it with a quick step-back and launched a lightning-fast three.
Swish~~
The ball swished through the net!
Stephen Curry!
He calmly sank the first shot of the game, showing the same skill that had let him compete with Chen for the Scoring Champion title last year, and the pedigree of a two-time consecutive MVP!
Right from the opening minutes, he'd put one of the opposing team's top defenders through the wringer.
3–0.
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