Curry brought the ball upcourt and immediately passed to Green, then quickly moved to the wing and started running off the ball.
Westbrook naturally stayed right on his heels.
Unfortunately, Westbrook fought his way through two consecutive screens, only to be stopped in his tracks by the third.
Luckily, Chen Xi switched onto Curry in time and got in front of him, denying him an easy shot.
So Stephen Curry had no choice but to restart the offense with the ball in his hands.
After a between-the-legs crossover, Curry feinted left, then quickly pulled the ball back and drove right. Using Green's timely screen, he attacked inside the three-point line, gathered the ball and took three steps, then lofted a close-range floater over Batum's help defense.
The ball rose high, then came down and dropped cleanly through the hoop.
Historically great shooters often had historically great feel for the ball, and that feel could translate just as readily to other aspects of their game.
The two-point shot went in, making it 2–0.
The Thunder had the ball again.
Westbrook brought it over half court and called for a pick-and-roll at the top of the key. He used Davis's screen to drive into the lane, then passed the ball back out.
At the left wing, Chen Xi caught the ball and immediately followed the play, swinging it along to Batum near the sideline.
Batum caught it in space and shot a three.
Bang!!
The ball bounced off the rim.
Still no good!!
The Thunder had missed all three of their opening possessions.
The Warriors immediately launched another attack.
Curry brought the ball up and called for a high pick-and-roll. He took one dribble, gathered the ball, and made a shooting motion to draw the defense before quickly passing to Green, who