ATLANTA — Stephen Curry’s right ankle twisted awkwardly as he stepped on Zaza Pachulia’s left foot underneath the basket.
That initially prompted two reactions. Did Curry seriously injure his surgically repaired right ankle? Why cannot Pachulia stop putting himself in a position potentially to hurt teammates and opponents?
Curry went to the bench and subsequently the locker room to address the latter concern. But he soon proved any worries about his health remained as unwarranted as any possibility the Warriors would have a let-down game against one of the Eastern Conference’s worst teams.
The Warriors finished with a 114-109 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday despite nearly squandering an 18-point lead.