Are Curry and Durant both MVP worthy?
Coming off a 119-114 win against Dallas Mavericks, the Warriors anticipate the return of DeMarcus Cousins in upcoming games against Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Clippers. \u201cIt was stupefying how good they were on defense,\u201d Warriors beat writer Dieter Kurtenbach tells Logan Murdock of Draymond Green and Andre Iguodala\u2019s second half on Sunday night against Dallas Mavericks. But as the conversation turned to Most Valuable Player, both wonder, does Stephen Curry\u2019s ability to \u201cmake it look easy\u201d work against him in MVP discussions where Murdock says \u201cnarrative\u201d dominates? \xa0 Not if the MVP is someone who changes the way basketball is played, as Kurtenbach tells Murdock Curry still does. \xa0 \u201cDurant should be in the MVP conversation too with some of the numbers he\u2019s putting up,\u201d Kurtenbach says\xa0on this week\u2019s episode of WarriorsHQ. \xa0 Kurtenbach and Murdock also break down Steve Kerr\u2019s decision to \u201ctake away the stagger\u201d and start Klay as the anchor in the fourth quarter on Sunday\u2019s game against Dallas Mavericks and whether it\u2019s the team \u201cgetting back to base.\u201d \xa0 \u201cNo one knows if this guy is usable,\u201d Kurtenbach says about DeMarcus \u201cBoogie\u201d Cousins before wondering how Cousins would fare against Montrezl Harrell\xa0in the second unit of the Los Angeles Clippers during the upcoming Friday, Jan. 18 game. \xa0 \u201cBoogie\u2019s not going to be able to play more than 20 minutes a game for months so don\u2019t worry about the stagger. This is all unimportant.\u201d \xa0 \u201cIf the Warriors care, they win.\u201d