'We have championship DNA,' says Steph Curry after domination of Brooklyn Nets
Are the Golden State Warriors the favorites for this season's NBA title? Steph Curry believes challenging for the crown is in the squad's make up.
The Bay Area team emphatically beat the superstar-laden Brooklyn Nets 117-99 on Tuesday night behind Curry's 37 points -- a performance which earned "MVP" chants from the watching crowd.
In what was a clash of two of the top contenders for this year's Larry O'Brien trophy -- and MVP race between Curry and Kevin Durant -- it was the Warriors who showcased their credentials.
And all without perennial All-Star Klay Thompson, who is still yet to return from long-term injury.
After dismantling the Nets at Barclays Center on a scorching 12-of-19 shooting -- including 9-of-14 from three -- with five assists, two steals and a block, Curry was clear about his team's aims.
"We have championship DNA, but it's been two years since we've been able to prove it," Curry told TNT after the game.
Durant, who won two titles with the Warriors before leaving in 2019, struggled on the night with 19 points. But afterwards, he praised Curry, calling him a "master at what he does."
"I've been saying that since he came into the league; just a crafty player that can pretty much do anything off the ball, that can cut to the rim, shoot floaters, shoot threes, and then he can handle the basketball too, and get down to his spot," the 33-year-old said.
"That's what you get every night [from] a player like that playing at an MVP, Hall of Fame level. You've got to respect it."
The result improved the Warriors' record to an NBA-best 12-2 for the season, while the Nets slip to 10-5.
For the Nets, with superstars Durant and James Harden on the team -- but Kyrie Irving still absent from the team -- the goal is a NBA title.
But Nets head coach Steve Nash admits they have a long way to go to reach those heights.
"Well, I just don't think we're in that category yet," Nash told the media post-game.
"We got a lot of work to do. We're trying to improve as a group, get better and, hopefully, we can find a way to overcome some of our deficiencies by the end of the year."
“我们拥有冠军 DNA，”斯蒂芬库里在统治布鲁克林篮网后说道
金州勇士队是本赛季 NBA 总冠军的热门球队吗？斯蒂芬库里认为挑战冠军是球队的组成。
周二晚上，湾区队以 117-99 击败了拥有超级巨星的布鲁克林篮网队，库里得到 37 分——这一表现赢得了观众的“MVP”赞誉。
在今年拉里·奥布莱恩奖杯的两位顶级竞争者的冲突中——以及库里和凯文杜兰特之间的 MVP 争夺战——是勇士队展示了他们的实力。
而这一切都没有常年全明星克莱汤普森，他还没有从长期伤病中恢复过来。
在巴克莱中心以惊人的 19 投 12 中（包括三分球 14 投 9 中）和 5 次助攻、2 次抢断和 1 次盖帽击败篮网队后，库里清楚他的球队的目标。
“我们拥有冠军 DNA，但距离我们能够证明这一点已经过去了两年，”库里在赛后告诉 TNT。
杜兰特在 2019 年离开前随勇士队赢得了两个冠军，当晚以 19 分苦苦挣扎。但事后，他称赞了库里，称他是“他所做的事的大师”。
“自从他进入联盟以来，我一直在说；只是一个狡猾的球员，几乎可以无球做任何事情，可以切入篮下，投篮，投三分，然后他也可以处理篮球，并回到他的位置，”这位 33 岁的老人说。
“这就是你每天晚上（从）这样一位在名人堂级别的 MVP 中打球的球员所得到的。你必须尊重它。”
结果将勇士队的战绩提高到本赛季 NBA 最好的 12-2，而网队则下滑至 10-5。
对于篮网队来说，球队拥有超级巨星杜兰特和詹姆斯哈登——但凯里欧文仍然缺席——他们的目标是获得 NBA 总冠军。
但篮网队主教练史蒂夫·纳什承认，要达到这样的高度，他们还有很长的路要走。
“嗯，我只是不认为我们属于那个类别，”纳什在赛后告诉媒体。
“我们有很多工作要做。我们正在努力作为一个整体改进，变得更好，希望我们能在年底前找到克服一些不足的方法。”
