Warriors notebook: Steph Curry’s got a lucky pair of purple shoes
SAN FRANCISCO — All eyes were on Steph Curry’s feet in the hours prior to Game 4. Anyone watching his dazzling 43-point performance in the Warriors’ win might’ve forgotten his status was in limbo after a foot injury late in Game 3.
Maybe a lucky pair of his signature shoes did some magic.
Curry wore the same lavender Curry Brand Under Armor shoes for Game 4 that he wore for two key games in Game 3 and for the second half of Game 4 against the Memphis Grizzlies in the Western Conference semifinals. When he’s wearing those shoes, the Warriors are 3-0.
With the Warriors trying to avoid losing both road games and falling into a 3-1 hole in a hostile TD Garden, it seemed the shoe choice could have been intentional. But Curry was surprised to hear he was undefeated in the purple sneaker...