Warriors guard Steph Curry humorously emphasized that he shoots the technical free throws for Golden State, even if someone else in the club is the free-throw leader for the season.
The Warriors spent most of their Game 2 win Monday night embarrassing the Denver Nuggets, grabbing a 126-106 win at Chase Center and a two-games-to-none first-round playoff series lead in the process.
Aside from a sloppy start to the game, the Warriors' only other "issue" came at the free-throw line, as Steph Curry missed two technicals. Curry finished second in the NBA in free-throw percentage behind teammate Jordan Poole, and his uncharacteristic miss led to some light-hearted questions about whether he'd let Poole take the technicals at some point.
On Tuesday, Warriors coach Steve Kerr told 95.7 The Game's "Damon and Ratto" that he won't involve himself in any free-throw debate with his players.
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"I've got three great options," Kerr said, referring to Curry, Poole, and Klay Thompson. "So, I let them sort it out when they are on the floor together."
Curry and Poole had an amusing back-and-forth Monday when both were asked separately about who should take the technical free throws.
"Never," Curry said after the game when asked when Poole would shoot the technicals. "Never. Even if I miss 10 in a row, you see me right there.
"I like that healthy competition because obviously I know he edged me out in the season-long race. He set high standards for shooting free throws. Yeah, it's going to take a lot more than one free-throw champ to get me off that line for the techs."
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Poole, who already has mastered the non-answer, jokingly evaded the question with a smile.
"No comment," Poole said with a laugh when asked by TNT postgame who would take the next tech.
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The free-throw chatter is all in good fun. Such is the case when a team has defended homecourt and dominated a series the way the Warriors have against the undermanned Nuggets.
Golden State's embarrassment of offensive riches has been the story of the first two games. Poole has been electric, Curry dropped 34 points in 22 minutes in Game 2, Draymond Green has been in full command, and the Warriors' new lineup has sliced and diced the Nuggets to bits.
The only problem the Warriors have after two games is figuring out who goes to the line if the Nuggets get T'd up in Game 3. But that's not really much of a debate, is it?