Warriors just gave Stephen Curry an unexpected reason for optimism

Golden State Warriors v Los Angeles Lakers | Harry How/GettyImagesThe Golden State Warriors got a nice victory in the first game of the regular season against the Los Angeles Lakers, winning 119-109 despite their superstar, Stephen Curry, not having his absolute best game.

That is a big cause for optimism for the Warriors after Curry had 23 points and made only three of his nine three-point attempts in just over 32 minutes played. It was not a signature Curry performance by any stretch of the imagination, but other players stepped up in a big way.

Stephen Curry does not have to do it all for the Warriors this season

Jimmy Butler was phenomenal, putting up 31 points on the night and regularly…