HOUSTON — In many ways, this was the enduring image from Game 5 of the Western Conference finals: Rockets guard Chris Paul giving Stephen Curry a mock shimmy as they trotted back downcourt in the third quarter.
That’s right, Paul — after making a long, desperation three-pointer over Curry just before the shot clock expired — threw Curry’s signature celebration right back at him.
“It was well deserved. Tough shot,” Curry said afterward with a thin smile. “If you shimmy on somebody else, you’ve got to be ready for them to shimmy on you. I’ll keep shimmying and maybe he will, too.