Curry insists knee is fine, needs to play better

Golden State Warriors star point guard Stephen Curry continues to articulate that nothing is physically ailing him.

"I know what I need to do to get ready for games. I'm fine," Curry told reporters Thursday. "If I'm playing, I need to play well."

It was reported Wednesday that Curry's struggles over the past two games are related to the fact that he's playing at 70 percent health, at best. Warriors head coach Steve Kerr shot down the report soon after.

"Nobody has said anything about Steph being 70 percent to me. Training staff, relatives, friends, sources with knowledge of the team's thinking - nobody has told me he's 70 percent," Kerr said Wednesday. "Evidently they told the media but not me.

"I know he's not injured - if he were injured, he would not be playing," Kerr said.

Questions surrounding the health of Curry's right knee came after back-to-back poor performances in Game 3 and 4 against the Oklahoma City Thunder in which the reigning MVP looked out of sorts, combining to shoot 13-for-37 and lacking his typical explosiveness.

The Warriors will need Curry to bounce back. They head into Game 5 of the Western Conference finals Thursday trailing the Thunder 3-1.

"We're confident we can get a win tonight and take it from there," Curry said. "We can't worry about Game 6, Game 7 unless we win tonight. We have a pretty good understanding of how to focus on tonight only."