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“Passive” Stephen Curry Hit With a Reality Check by Ex-NBA Champion Despite Masterclass vs Pelicans

Published 03/30/2023, 1:50 PM EDT

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The Golden State Warriors registered a thumping victory in their last game against the New Orleans Pelicans. The game ended at 120-109 and there were a couple of players who made massive contributions to the win. An overall team effort was aided perfectly by the Warriors’ star player, Stephen Curry. He dropped 39 points with eight assists and an equal number of rebounds to seal the deal for his team.

Apart from that ‘point forward’, Draymond Green also performed exceedingly well in the game. With his 13 assists and eight points, the Warriors sailed through comfortably. While Dub Nation celebrated the win as well as a masterclass by Curry, an ex-NBA champion wasn’t as happy about the performance. He hit Curry with a reality check while calling him “a little too passive.”

Ex-NBA champion gives Stephen Curry a reality check

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Stephen Curry dropped one of his best performances in recent times against the Pelicans on Tuesday night. It seems like it wasn’t enough for the ex-NBA champion Donte DiVincenzo. Although a current teammate of Curry, DiVincenzo didn’t mince his words after the game while talking about the 4x NBA champion. DiVincenzo had a decent game as well, he scored 13 points and secured seven rebounds for his team. It was after the game that he commented on Curry’s masterclass performance.

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The 2021 NBA champion said, “I think he should do it more often,” while talking about Curry’s brilliant performance. He added, “Take over. Sometimes, given how good he is, and how good of a leader he is, he’s a little too passive.”  The 26-year-old then called Curry “the best player out there” and said that he should go and win games for his team more often.

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With that win over the Pelicans, the Warriors are now placed 6th in the Western Conference table. The team is keeping their hopes alive for the playoffs.

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Stephen Curry is having “mad fun” during these “playoff-type games”

With only five regular season games remaining, the 6th seeded team has to treat every game as a playoff. With everything on the line and a very small margin for error, the Warriors are buckled up for upcoming challenges. The leader of the Warriors shared similar feelings at the post-match conference. He said, “it’s mad fun right now, to be honest, knowing that we’re trying to get to the finish line with an opportunity to be the Warriors in the playoffs.”

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The Warriors will play against the San Antonio Spurs in their next game on Friday night.

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Prateek Singh

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Prateek Singh is an NBA writer for EssentiallySports. He fell in love with basketball after witnessing the late great Kobe Bryant lead the Los Angeles Lakers to the 2009 and 2010 NBA Championships. A huge Kobe fan, covering the NBA for a living was a no-brainer for Prateek.
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Gideon Mathson