Another ‘sick’ night for Curry

OAKLAND, Calif. — Stephen Curry appreciated the freedom from coach Steve Kerr to shoot from wherever he darn well pleased with no distance off limits.

On this night, Curry could get away with anything. He was feeling it.

“It is nice to turn around and not hear your coach on the sideline chewing you out,” Curry said. “I’d like to say I deserve that little wiggle room there for sure.”

Even with another post-championship, whirlwind summer that included welcoming a son, more golf tournaments and travel, Curry considered it among his best and most productive off-seasons.

His body is fully healthy and recovered after the Golden State superstar played only 51 regular-season games during the latest championship run because of injuries.

Through five games, Curry is as dominant as ever — as evidenced in a spectacular 51-point performance in Wednesday night’s 144-122 win against the Wizards despite playing only three quarters. He scored 18 straight for the Warriors during one stretch.

“That was sick,” Kevin Durant said His teammates notice Curry’s purpose when he takes the floor each day, whether practice or a game.

“Just to be great, it’s that simple,” Klay Thompson said. “He’s never satisfied. We saw that after the first year he won MVP. He came back even better and had a historic season and nothing’s changed since four years ago or since he got in the league. That’s what makes him so great is his humility and his ability to just keep working.”