Denver made this an especially proper approach. Curry was 19-for-47 from 3 (40.4 percent) in the series. He made three in a row in the second half, getting himself going and reminding the Nuggets why they’re so terrified of his shooting. Denver countered by pressing him with Gordon, an athletic 6-foot-8 defender whose leaping ability helps him contest Curry’s 3s. But Curry knew as long as Jokic was on the court, and they could pull him out of the lane, there was little resistance past the first line of defense. “I think I hit those three 3s in the third quarter,” Curry said, “The rest of the time, you try to play that balance of not forcing something early in the shot clock and making them defend. Seeing those driving lanes that — if they are going to try and sell out the 3 and you get a big out there in an uncomfortable position — you can get downhill. … I saw a lot of space.”
by Hoops Hype