Steph Curry Speaks on the Warriors 'Leveling Up'

The Warriors have hit a new level heading into the postseason and Steph Curry has spoken about the team’s blistering form.

Golden State have won five games in a row and Curry knows that pressure at the back end of the season produces diamonds.

“[There’s a] sense of urgency down the stretch,” Curry said. “The feeling of where you are in the standings, every game mattering. And the idea that the chess match of ‘how do we win this particular game?’ becomes a little bit more important.

He continued, “We thrive off of that. That’s why we’ve been so successful for this many years. Because as the stakes rise, the lights get brighter, we tend to level up.”

Curry himself has raised the bar big time. He’s has scored a total of 125 points, second only to LeBron James for most points in a three-game span by a player age 37 or older, per ESPN Research.

“In three different cities at 37,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “He looked so fast out there tonight, and I think maybe it’s the most underrated part of his game, is his conditioning. Just incredible what he does out there, especially considering how much attention he draws defensively, how much pressure people put on him, and he handles it night after night and flourishes.”

Curry was asked by reporters if the Warriors are playing like a team at a championship level.

“We’re playing like that,” Curry said. “We have a lot of work. I’ve been saying that since this run started. We still have a lot of work to do to finish the year strong. You are seeing an identity on a night-to-night that we understand how to win games. Whether it’s games where tempo is a lot faster, you got to score or if it’s a grind-out defensive game. We’ve played better in fourth quarters with leads. All the things that championship-caliber teams do, we’ve been doing, and it’s clearly different than two months ago.

“For us to just be able to get into a playoffs series, we understand what we’re capable of, and whether you’re predicting it or speaking it into existence or whatever it is, the confidence is there. So just ride that wave.”