Stephen Curry had one of the worst games of his career against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 4, leading many to wonder if his knee is still bothering him. According to one report, it is.
Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical was told by a source that Curry’s knee is not really close to 100 percent healthy, and the Thunder know it. More from Woj:
Curry has been a shell of himself – missing shots, throwing away passes, losing his dribble, and completely unable to prove that there’s Curry-esque agility in that knee. “He’s playing at 70 percent, at best,” a source close to Curry told The Vertical. Curry refuses to make excuses, but privately the Thunder see something – no explosion, no ability to make the bigs switching onto him pay a price. Twenty points on 19 shots Tuesday night bore no resemblance to the two-time NBA Most Valuable Player.
Curry hit just 6-of-20 shots from the field and 2-of-10 from three-point range. In Game 3, he converted 7-of-17 field goals and 3-of-11 from downtown. Curry, the reigning MVP two straight seasons, shot 50 percent from the field and 45 percent from long range in the regular season.
As we mentioned previously, Curry looked sharp against the Portland Trail Blazers last round. He suffered the knee injury (video here) in Golden State’s opening-round series. If his balky knee is the only issue, it’s possible he has had some sort of flare up. Steve Kerr downplayed the injury after Game 4 on Tuesday night.
