Stephen Curry is shooting worse than Lakers' Russell Westbrook, and that's great news for the Warriors
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Specifically, Curry is laying bricks in and around the paint
Stephen Curry is fast approaching Ray Allen's NBA record for career 3-pointers. He's the MVP favorite and the Warriors, with Klay Thompson nearing his return, are tied with Phoenix for the best record in the league. Things are good.
But in the interest of tipping the scales just a bit back toward balance, how about this little buzzkill: Entering play on Saturday, Curry is shooting a worse percentage from the field than Russell Westbrook. Yes, you read that correctly. And yes, I'm aware that shooting percentage is regarded with little importance through today's analytical eye.
Still, Curry's 43.9 percent, which would qualify as a career-low mark, trails Westbrook's 44.8 percent. To be fair, Curry's number falls short of a lot of players on that list, but given that he and Westbrook historically occupy pretty much polar-opposite territory on the shooting spectrum, it feels particularly notable.
