Stephen Curry waited all of 11 seconds before he launched his first 3-pointer of the playoffs. It found its way home.
A few minutes later, with the defense giving him some room, he launched from 32 feet, and again connected.
“He was Steph,” Coach Steve Kerr said at his postgame news conference. “He doesn’t take long to warm up, that’s for sure.”
After an inconsistent regular season, the Golden State Warriors started 5-1 in these N.B.A. playoffs, erasing any doubts about their worthiness as a legitimate title contender. Now, as they appear to be hitting their stride, the defending champions were bolstered by the return of Curry, the most dangerous shooter in N.