SAN FRANCISCO – Steph Curry preened for his teammate, knowing it wasn’t his show to celebrate.
Curry, who came off the bench in Saturday’s decisive 123-107 Game 1 win over the Nuggets, wanted teammate Jordan Poole to feel the limelight. At least for a night, Poole more than filled Curry’s shoes with five 3-pointers en route to 30 points.
“We can’t beat ourselves and the Warriors in the same game, and we did that tonight,” said Nuggets coach Michael Malone, referencing both Golden State’s points off turnovers (21) and second-chance points (20).
Klay Thompson buried five 3-pointers for good measure.