Moe Harkless Rumors

If only they’d contained Curry in those first three quarters, when they trailed by just six despite him scoring 33 of his 36 points and hitting eight of his nine threes, then maybe they could have stolen the series opener. “There’s no way the best shooter in the game should get that (kind of space),” Blazers small forward Moe Harkless had said. When asked about the reasons behind the approach, he said, “That’s a Coach Stotts question; I just execute the gameplan.”

But Curry had plenty of freedom and he feasted, finishing with 36 points and seven assists, while tying his playoff-career-high in three-pointers with nine. Did Curry have too much space to operate? “Yeah, absolutely,” said Moe Harkless, who recorded 17 points and three blocks. “I don’t think there’s any way Steph should come off a pick-and-roll and have a clean look. We don’t get that. Dame don’t get that. CJ (McCollum) don’t get that. There’s no way the best shooter in the game should get that. We’ve just got to make it a little tougher on them coming off those screens, not let them get clean looks. I’m sure coach will make an adjustment.”