Stephen Curry Not Getting Foul Calls

It is not easy being the best shooter and scorer in the game today. Stephen Curry showed off some battle wounds just from the Game 1 victory over the Pelicans. This is a best out of 7 games, but Warriors lead 2-0 in the series. If they win two more games, they sweep the Pelicans and advance to the next round. Stephen Curry showed some scabs and bruises that run up and down his arms, just from Game 1! Curry had seven free throw attempts in Game 1. One free throw attempt was taken after Quincy Pondexter's technical foul on Draymond Green, and two more foul shots were taken when New Orleans was intentionally fouling late in the game to stop the clock. "I've got a couple scabs, but I've got a lot of real estate left for the rest of the series. Hopefully, I'll get some calls... I'm not going to get into it. I'm just going to play basketball," Curry said after Sunday's practice. ------- The Pelicans had all kinds of trouble defending the pick and roll in Game 1, opening gaps for Curry to dart into the lane. By the time he got close to the rim, he was often getting smacked by a help side defender or recovering defender. Curry is not only a shooter. He is the greatest shooter in the game today, but Curry can score around the basket. To be honest, once Curry passes half court, he can shoot it. He can have really surprising finishes at the rim. He can circus shoot around the rim also. Curry attempted three layups in Game 1 and drew no fouls. On his first finger roll at the 7:10 mark, Curry took Anthony Davis forearm to the back; on a layup that he missed, Curry got squished between Ryan Anderson and Jrue Holiday; and after Curry beat Alexis Ajinca to the rim, the 7 foot 2 back up center shoved the point guard from behind. ------- Curry always shows good sportsmanship to his officials in any arena. The Ajinca push got Curry going. Curry jumped up and down on the baseline and clapped at the referee Jason Philips, begging for a call. Fifty-five seconds later, while Festus Ezeli was shooting free throws, Curry walked over to official Sean Corbin showed him the marks on his right triceps and blood dripping down his left forearm. "I know he got hit a couple of times on some and ones that they didn't call. He came out of the game, and he was leaking blood out of his arms. It gets more physical. The referees are only human. They're going to make mistakes, just like we do. We just have to keep playing through it," teammate Andrew Bogut said. The Warriors lead the Series 2-0. They are playing in Smoothie King Center in New Orleans now, and the next game is April 23, 9:30 PM on TNT.