3 adjustments the Warriors can make for Game 4 vs. Rockets

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 26: Stephen Curry #30 and Kevin Durant #35 of the Golden State Warriors react as they leave the game late in the fourth quarter with a lead in a 129-110 win over the LA Clippers during Game Six of Round One of the 2019 NBA Playoffs at Staples Center on April 26, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - APRIL 26: Stephen Curry #30 and Kevin Durant #35 of the Golden State Warriors react as they leave the game late in the fourth quarter with a lead in a 129-110 win over the LA Clippers during Game Six of Round One of the 2019 NBA Playoffs at Staples Center on April 26, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. /
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Get Steph going

This series has not been kind to the two-time NBA MVP.

Through three games, Curry is averaging 18.3 points per game with a true shooting percentage of 48.5, well below his stellar mark of 63.0 for the entire postseason so far. That doesn’t even take into account Curry’s bizarre decision-making to end Game 3. To his credit, Curry owned up to his poor performance:

Perhaps the most glaring statistic is the five personal fouls per game Curry has racked up. That foul trouble is directly linked to his shooting struggles and credit should go to the Rockets for targeting Curry at every opportunity, but he has to adjust.

Durant is playing at an otherworldly level in the series, but the team is barely holding off the Rockets. If Curry were able to get his foul issues under control long enough to find a rhythm, the Warriors could start to create some significant distance in Game 4.

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He will need to rediscover his MVP form if the Warriors hope to come back to Oakland with a 3-1 series lead.