Kyrie Irving and Stephen Curry
While Stephen Curry has won 4 championships, he is often compared to Kyrie Irving. While the two point guards remain arguably the most skilled players to have embraced the NBA, there is no doubt in the scoring prowess and potential of these modern-day legends of the league.
On one hand, where Irving has often found himself in hot water by being a part of some or the other controversy, Stephen Curry has managed to fight injury demons to embark himself as the greatest-ever shooter to have featured in the NBA.
Now, as the Brooklyn Nets are set to lock horns against the defending champions – Golden State Warriors n their next showdown, all eyes are bound to be on the matchup of Irving and Curry. Ahead of which, the 2016 NBA Champion has revealed his main focus.
Irving said, “I could load up on a bunch of superlatives for Steph – how much we match up, how much I enjoy that,” Irving said after scoring 21 of his season-high 48 points in the fourth quarter against Utah. “But it’s a team attitude that I’m having coming in Sunday. And that’s really the foundation of us growing throughout this process right now that we’re in. The ups and downs are going to come and go. But we just have to stay poised and stay consistent. And it starts with me showing up every day and leading by example. And just putting my body on the line and doing whatever it takes to win. So, it feels good.”
For those of you who are not aware of Kyrie Irving vs Stephen Curry’s head-to-head stats, the pair have locked horns 16 times in the league, where the 3-point King has the lead via a 9:7 tally.
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