The Warriors were the No. 1 defense over the last 31 games. Curry is an above-average defender and a passable team defender overall. He makes the offense go, and with him on the court, their 120 offensive rating would be good enough for the top five in the league.

A five-steal performance against the Memphis Grizzlies on April 1 punctuates that streak. In his three games against the Grizzlies, Curry has 10 total steals (5, 1, 4) against a Memphis offense that allowed 8.6 steals against on the season (20th).

In a must-win game for the regular-season finale, the Golden State Warriors were taken down by the Los Angeles Clippers at home on Sunday afternoon. With the lo