NEW YORK – Stephen Curry saw Klay Thompson wide open on the other side of the court. So even if the Warriors’ coaches often plead to Curry to make the simple pass, the Warriors’ star could not listen to them this time. Not when he had a chance to give his Splash Brother a chance to make it rain.
So, Curry threw a cross-court pass through two defenders. Thompson caught the ball and stood wide open along the baseline. He hoisted a shot, but it clanked off the rim.
That one snapshot in Friday’s win over New York represented an early-season trend that has left the Warriors perplexed.