Steph Curry’s assessment of Warriors effort should be a wake-up call

Steph Curry wants to see the Golden State Warriors improve their effort level ahead of the postseason.

Steph Curry doesn’t expect the Golden State Warriors to make much of a postseason run if they play like they did against the New York Knicks on Monday. The veteran superstar didn’t appear pleased with his team’s lack of energy and fight as it succumbed to its 32nd loss of the season.

Curry, 36, was playing in his second game since returning from an ankle injury. He ended the night with 27 points on 40% shooting from the field and 30.8% shooting from deep. However, Draymond Green, Andrew Wiggins and Brandin Podziemski had tough shooting nights, allowing the Knicks to take control of the game and apply the clamps on defense.

“Maybe a week or two ago, the sixth seed was the motivation,” Curry said. “Right now, I think I could care a less about where you’re at. It’s the consistency of how we’re playing that’s the most important thing. Because, honestly, who cares what seed you are, because if you play like we did tonight … you’re not going to get very far.”

With their loss, the Warriors have fallen to 10th in the Western Conference. The Houston Rockets are three games behind in 11th. Golden State needs to start stacking wins to create some separation between them and the chasing pack.

The Warriors still have time to figure out their season out. However, that time is quickly running out. It now looks likely they will have to navigate the play-in tournament to qualify for the playoffs. Perhaps that’s what they need to rediscover their competitive edge.

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