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Point guard Stephen Curry was getting treatment on his sprained left ankle during the Warriors’ media availability Saturday, so the team allowed for a pool reporter to meet with him in the trainer’s room. Here’s a transcript of Curry’s optimistic appraisal of his injury: How are your spirits?: It was a missed opportunity (Friday) night. Our effort, from start to finish, wasn’t where we wanted it to be, but we have another opportunity (Sunday) to even the series and to be in good shape. We’re looking forward to getting back on the floor. Do you think you’ll be able to play?: I think so. I mean, you never really know how it’s going to feel the next day. You just keep with the treatment. It’s the same old story with the same answer. I hope that it feels good enough to go tomorrow, but until you wake up and see, you’re just hoping for the best. San Francisco Chronicle

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Curry has been the heart and soul of the Warriors (already without All-Star forward David Lee) and without him, their chances at upsetting No. 2 San Antonio appear suspect. "He'll play," guard Klay Thompson said with certainty. "No question about it. He will play through anything. He's got heart." San Jose Mercury-News

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Scott Howard-Cooper: X-rays last night on Stephen Curry's left ankle were negative. Warriors unsure if he will play Sunday, Mark Jackson says. Twitter @SHowardCooper

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Danny Green was leaving the visitors locker room at Oracle Arena late Friday night when a reporter was hoping to pass along some well-deserved praise. "You see those numbers when you're guarding (Golden State guard) Steph (Curry)?" the man said to the San Antonio Spurs guard. "Nope, and I'd rather not, but thanks," he said with a smile before heading for the exits. USA Today Sports

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Warriors star Stephen Curry and Spurs counterpart Tony Parker both suffered lower leg injuries Friday in Game 3, putting their availability for Sunday’s matchup in question. San Antonio Express-News

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Curry rolled his left ankle late in the contest. He sprained the same ankle earlier in the playoffs but did not miss any games. Curry has had issues with both ankles throughout his career. Curry left without speaking to reporters after missing 12 of 17 shots. Like Parker, he was said to be noticeably limping. San Antonio Express-News

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While Manu Ginobili continued to struggle, Tim Duncan had 23 points and 10 rebounds and Tony Parker had 32 points on 13 of 23 shooting. The Spurs, who had trailed big in the first two games of the series, controlled the game throughout and finally slowed a Warriors offense that had scored 100-plus points in six of its last seven playoff games. Golden State shot just 39.3% from the field, and the dynamic backcourt of Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson were held to a combined 12-for-37 from the field. "They outplayed us, they out-worked us and they were the aggressor," Warriors coach Mark Jackson said. USA Today Sports

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Curry not only struggled on a 5-for-17 shooting night, but also turned his ailing left ankle in the fourth quarter. Curry, who had become the darling of these playoffs with his dynamic play, sprained the same ankle in the first round. "He missed shots," Jackson said while not giving any clear answers about the ankle. "Give them credit. They did a good job defensively. But he missed shots. It's a make-or-miss league." "I have faith in Steph," Thompson said. "Hopefully he's with us. He's our leader. He's our best player." USA Today Sports

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Metta World Peace: There is a V in MVP but not in Steph. So had to come up with a name until he receives a MVP. Steve Curry ladies and gentlemen is up next!! Twitter @MettaWorldPeace

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They’re here. They’re not going away, even if it very much seemed like it just one game ago. That’s when they kicked away a 16-point lead in the final minutes of regulation in a Game 1 loss. And then in Game 2, the Warriors held strong, held on and maybe showed that they’re a little bit better than the San Antonio Spurs. “I think for seven-and-a-half quarters, we’ve played better basketball than (the Spurs) have,” Stephen Curry said as he accepted congratulations walking to the team bus. “So you want more to show for it. But I think the fact that we came back from that collapse and got this win, it makes up for that feeling.” San Jose Mercury-News

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Tim Kawakami: Curry quietly to Klay T, sitting next to him at the podium: "Your stat line is amazing." Twitter @timkawakami

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Metta World Peace: Lebron gets MVP because he is the best player on the best team. If golden state improves and wins ,Curry is a Potential MVP for 2014 Twitter @MettaWorldPeace

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Jeff McDonald: Duncan, in his 16th season, on Steph Curry: "Probably the best shooter I've ever seen." Twitter @JMcDonald_SAEN

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Chris Tomasson: Shane Battier: “I like watching Steph Curry. That’s the only guy I’d pay to watch. And LeBron.’’ Twitter @christomasson

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Jeff Caplan: Tony Allen on Steph Curry: "He’s not a point guard. He’s a shooting guard. He’s just in a point guard’s body." Twitter @Caplan_NBA

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Mike Monroe: Steph Curry, on Popovich comparing him to Michael Jordan: 'Was he drunk when he said that?' Twitter @Monroe_SA

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Tim Kawakami: Steph Curry walked from locker room to his interview spot limping badly. More GSW theater? Probably a bit, but these 3 days off are needed. Twitter @timkawakami

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"It's hard to put (what happened late) into words," Warriors guard Stephen Curry said. "When the first two turnovers happened, it's like, 'Alright, we'll get it right.' Two turnovers happened, (and) they started making threes. The lead starts to dwindle down. "Coach (Mark Jackson) told us, 'Hey, we got this 18-point lead, we've played well the whole game (and) we're going to figure out how to win this game, to get out of here. That's what we did." USA Today Sports

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Why did you guys like Flynn so much over Curry? David Kahn: Well, Curry didn’t visit (before the draft). That hurt because whenever you’re building consensus amongst all staff it’s hard when you don’t have a player visit for that reason alone and he wouldn’t visit. I’d only been there for two weeks. I couldn’t do anything about that. Flynn had leadership abilities at first blush. He was very dynamic, charismatic. You could see it his rookie season. The kid had a lot of confidence, plays bigger than he is. He just got hurt. He got hurt. He had a pre-condition nobody knew about his hip. During his recovery period, he knew something was wrong but he didn’t tell anybody it, there was a feeling of impingement in there (in his hip) and never described to trainers at Syracuse how deep it was. It really has hurt his career. I hope he recovers from it. He’s still a very young player. I remember Bill Laimbeer in a staff meeting before Jonny’s first season likening Jonny to Isiah Thomas. People like to sort of pile on after they have information that proves their point, but there wasn’t this kind of piling on the poor kid that year. There were a lot of people who liked him a lot. He had a lot of explosion that went away. Minneapolis Star-Tribune

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And most of all, Curry looked like he wanted to play Game 6 right here, right now instead of having to wait until Thursday at Oracle Arena. "Man, I'm not going to back down," Curry said calmly and icily after describing Denver's legal and illegal shots at him through the game. "It's fun -- a fun atmosphere, fun type of basketball. They're trying to do anything they can to get back in the series, so you've got to expect it." San Jose Mercury-News

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