Remember 2014? Guardians of the Galaxy, 1989, The Walking Dead, the Sochi Olympics, the brand-new College Football Playoff?
Warriors guard Stephen Curry—closer in ’14 to his formative Davidson days than the present—seemingly hasn’t forgotten.
During Golden State’s 123–112 takedown of the Suns Monday night in San Francisco, TV cameras captured Curry making use of historically savvy to taunt Phoenix guard Chris Paul.
Curry appeared to tell Paul "this ain't 2014 no more" after scoring two of his 23 points. That year, Paul's Clippers defeated the Warriors in a hotly contested seven-game first-round series before bowing out to the Thunder in the next round.
“It’s all competition,” Curry explained postgame with guard Klay Thompson by his side, his teammate of 12 seasons. “You play against somebody for so many years, the love I got for him and our history. It’s just competition back and forth, giving and taking.”
Curry and Paul first met up on Dec. 23, 2009, with Paul's New Orleans Hornets topping Golden State 108–102. Curry’s teams have taken 22 of 37 regular season meetings, and the players have split their 18 playoff matchups 9–9.
