BREAKING: Following the Nuggets game, Steve Kerr of the Warriors discloses the true cause of Stephen Curry’s shooting struggles.

If Stephen Curry takes a nap during the Warriors’ next four road games, don’t be shocked.

SAN FRANCISCO: Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets outplayed the Golden State Warriors on Sunday, as the reigning champions defeated them 119-103 at Chase Center. Despite missing nine of his ten three-point attempts and finishing with 20 points on 19 shots, Stephen Curry was unable to establish a foothold against a physical and gritty Denver defense that sold out to stop him.

It should come as no surprise that Denver has now defeated Golden State 4-0, especially in light of Curry’s ongoing difficulties living up to his high personal standards. He has already shot 35% or worse against the Nuggets three times this season, at least in part because of Denver’s team-wide effort to limit air space on the all-time best shooter and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope’s tenacious individual defense.

After the game, Michael Malone’s team was praised by Steve Kerr as a deserving reigning champion, scarcely taking credit away from the Nuggets in any way. But in his opinion, there were other factors at play in addition to defense that led to Curry’s poor performance versus Denver on this occasion.

“I’ve noticed that Steph has been fatigued in the past few games,” Kerr remarked. The entire situation—three games in four nights, not getting much of a rest, then the All-Star Game—makes sense. He seemed a little worn out. All of this is normal for the season, and he will recover.

In Friday’s ugly but convincing victory against the Charlotte Hornets, Golden State was led by Curry, who finished the game 5-of-14 and committed four turnovers. A day earlier, in an encouraging Dubs victory, he was much better against the Los Angeles Lakers, forcing his way to 32 points and eight assists on 50% from the field

Starting on Tuesday, the Warriors will travel to play the Washington Wizards for four games. The opportunity to give Curry some much-needed rest appears ideal—a game against the poorest basketball team in the league. On his team’s Eastern Conference tour, don’t be shocked if Golden State’s 35-year-old franchise player sits out another game if he winds up playing in the nation’s capital.

About Curry maybe taking a break, Kerr remarked, “I’ll talk to Rick about that.” “We’ll just monitor his performance game by game. That being said, all of this is a part of the season. Each player experiences a slight sense of exhaustion and a slight limp. He’ll get it back, and we’ll provide him with a game if necessary to assist him in doing so.