The nature of the pairing of Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant is unique in its relatively flawless fit. It lacks the mushy bromance and redundancy of roles issues of the Lebron James-Dwyane Wade era Miami Heat. It’s completely devoid of the explosive bitterness and envy of the Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant Lakers power play. Curry and Durant share the floor together in a fluid combination of on and off-ball brilliance, stretching defenses to figure out impossibly complex floor geometry at high speeds.
From my memory, there were only three dramatic hiccups in this grand experiment: Durant’s unraveling against Memphis, Curry disappearing on Christmas Day in Cleveland, and Durant being lulled into terrible isolation basketball against Houston last playoffs while Curry was reintegrating back into the lineup after injury.