When it was suggested to him Friday that Golden State might use a defensive strategy of allowing Anthony Davis to have another monster night, as long as the Warriors keep the other Pelicans in check, two-time MVP Stephen Curry had a quick retort.
“Nobody likes to get 50 (points) dropped on them,” clarified Curry, who is familiar with authoring 50-point games himself, having done it five times in his NBA career.
In Wednesday’s 107-102 win for Denver at the Smoothie King Center, the Nuggets often used big lineups, which allowed Davis to blow by slower defenders off the dribble, or take them out to the perimeter, where many are uncomfortable.