Deep into a fourth-quarter collapse against the Grizzlies last month, forward Kevin Durant and point guard Stephen Curry engaged in the type of tug-of-war that enlivens superteam skeptics and fuels alpha-dog debates. For a few seconds, the Warriors’ two gracious MVPs, each accustomed to having a game’s fate in his hands, simply couldn’t decide who should get the basketball on the penultimate play of regulation, with Golden State’s 24-point lead whittled to two. Once Curry relented, Durant’s choice was a second-guesser’s dream: He dribbled down the clock, ignored his teammates and launched a contested three-pointer that missed, allowing Memphis to complete its comeback in overtime.
The Warriors' Custody Dispute Over The Ball
