Andrew Bogut is amazed but not surprised by
the exploits of his Golden State Warriors team-mate Stephen Curry, who is doing
things "we've never seen before".
Reigning NBA MVP Curry took his game to
another level against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday, making a
long-range three-pointer with 0.6 seconds remaining to lift the Warriors to a
121-118 win in overtime.
Curry's jaw-dropping heroics saw him finish
with 46 points, as he broke his own record for three-pointers hit in a season
and tied the NBA record for threes made in a game.
The three-time All-Star's game-winning
display only drew further comparisons to the iconic Michael Jordan and Bogut
said: "He practises those shots every day, so it doesn't shock us, but he
is seriously doing things we've never seen before."
Writing his column for NBA Australia, Bogut
added: "Once Steph found the room, and got his feet set prior to releasing
the ball, I felt like he had a huge chance of making it because I've seen him
do it so many times before.
"You still can't take away the fact
that it was a very tough shot to make, especially when you assess the grand
scheme of things - the score, the fact the time was about to expire and it was
contested by the defender.
"I wouldn't really fault the defender,
he got a hand up and contested but Steph just made a ridiculously tough shot.
"The stuff that he was doing in the
fourth was unbelievable, and it's crazy to think that we're getting used to
it."
Bogut also insisted Draymond Green's epic
half-time tirade against the Thunder is now a non-issue.
Green let his temperament take control on
Saturday, reacting angrily in the locker room at half-time before the Warriors
went on to win, though the All-Star forward later apologised.
"I guess it's surprising to some
because you don't expect a moment like that on a team that have lost just five
games," Bogut said.
"It goes to show that guys care - no
one is taking this for granted. We play with fire and we care about every
moment out there on the floor.
"It was a bad first half for us, we
were frustrated and things got a little out of hand.
"With reporters outside the locker
room, it could have been done in a better way, but that's the way emotions run
sometimes. We show the same fire off the court as we do on, so you can't expect
a guy to just bottle it and leave it off the court all of the time.
"Draymond has addressed it and the
issue is over as far as I'm concerned."
