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In the Warriors' first-round series against the Clippers, Steph Curry is going to find himself guarded by Patrick Beverley quite a bit.
Beverley has been named All-Defensive twice -- Second-Team in 2014 and First-Team in 2017 -- and is known for getting under people's skin.
How does Curry handle dealing with Beverley's physical style?
"Just play basketball. That's what we're out on the court to do," the two-time NBA MVP told reporters after practice on Friday. "Antics and all that type of stuff -- likely to happen. Nothing distracts me from playing basketball."
Curry then provided a money quote:
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"Historically speaking, it hasn't worked."
Turn up the heat!
Here is how Curry fared against Beverley and the Rockets during the 2015-16 regular season:
-Oct. 30, 2015 = 25 points, 9-for-15 FG, six assists, one turnover
-Dec. 31, 2015 = 35 points, 12-for-24 FG, nine assists, one turnover
Do you remember what happened in Game 1 against the Rockets in 2016? With 6:31 left in the first quarter, Curry and Beverley got tangled up after Beverley was whistled for a foul and each player received a technical.
The incident fired up Curry, who proceeded to score 24 points in the first half.
Here is how Curry fared against Beverley and the Rockets during the 2016-17 regular season:
-Dec. 1, 2016 = 28 points, 9-for-22 FG, five assists, five turnovers
-Jan. 20, 2017 = 24 points, 8-for-18 FG, seven assists, one turnover
-March 28, 2017 = 32 points, 11-for-22 FG, seven assists, six turnovers
In one matchup against Beverley last season, Curry racked up 31 points (9-for-14 FG) and six assists.
And this season:
-Dec. 23, 2018 = 42 points, 12-for-22 FG, two assists, zero turnovers
-Jan. 18, 2019 = 28 points, 10-for-19 FG, four assists, one turnover
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As Curry said, Beverley's antics haven't worked.
Hahahahaha at Pat Beverley being sensitive to Steph Curry flexing after he gets the offensive rebound pic.twitter.com/OVudbh2q5J— Drew Shiller (@DrewShiller) December 24, 2018
Whistle blows, Steph shoots the ball from the ground, Beverley tried to block it, missed, and the ball goes in pic.twitter.com/UMJopz2wvV— Drew Shiller (@DrewShiller) December 2, 2016
