NBA Dream Team of the Week (April 4th-10th)

Point Guard: Stephen Curry

Stephen Curry

Week averages: 25.5 points, 9.3 assists and 6.3 rebounds.

The San Antonio Spurs received league-wide appreciation on the way they guarded Stephen Curry during the Warriors’ first visit to San Antonio on March 19th. They basically tried their best to be physical and take the three-pointer away from him, forcing the reigning MVP to drive to the hole. That adjustment took Curry by surprise and he was never able to recover in an attempt to help his team make a comeback.

In the past week, Curry had two chances to exercise his demons with the Warriors and Spurs set to play twice; once on Thursday and again on Saturday. Both games saw Curry score game highs and showed everybody how effective his game can be even without the jump shot.

In both games combined, Curry averaged 32 points, 7 assists, and 5 rebounds on 24 of 41 shooting (58.5%). Getting into some kind of groove against a worthy Western Conference opponent would certainly help Curry and the Warriors head into the Playoffs with a lot more confidence than if they had dropped any of these games.

Nonetheless, Curry seemed a lot calmer in his decision making and shot selection against the Spurs; showcasing his maturity to adapt to a certain style of defense that opponents throw at him. This week he was also able to find some shooting rhythm, coming off a rough recent couple of weeks. His turnovers were also way below what he had been putting up over the past two weeks.

All this combined with the poor showing of Russell Westbrook’s against the Sacramento Kings, helped Curry make his first NBA Team of the Week since we started rolling these out.