Steph Curry Calls Out Doubters After Warriors’ Seventh Straight Win

Stephen Curry remembers what people thought about the Golden State Warriors before their winning streak began.

After helping Golden State secure its seventh consecutive victory Saturday, Curry made clear that the team’s early struggles have not erased its confidence. Neither has its recent success erased the memory of the doubts surrounding it.

“We don't forget where people thought we were at the beginning of the year,” Curry said during his postgame interview with NBC Sports Bay Area.

The Warriors have given themselves a much different conversation to participate in now. Golden State improved to 7-3 with a 126-119 overtime victory over the Orlando Magic at Chase Center, continuing a turnaround that followed three losses to open the season.

Curry backed up that confidence with 41 points, six rebounds and six assists against Orlando. He converted a three-point play with 1:38 remaining in overtime to put Golden State ahead, then added a layup in the final minute as the Warriors finished off another victory.

His postgame message connected that performance to something larger than one productive night.

Golden State’s opening losses gave critics an immediate reason to question the team. Seven straight wins have supplied a substantial response, although Curry’s comments suggest the Warriors are carrying those early assessments with them.

He did not identify a particular person or prediction in the supplied remark. Instead, he spoke collectively about how the team was viewed, making the response about the Warriors rather than his individual standing.

That distinction matters for a group trying to establish what it can accomplish together. Curry’s scoring can decide a close game, but a winning streak also requires contributions that keep those performances from becoming isolated efforts.

Rookie Yaxel Lendeborg contributed 23 points, eight rebounds and three blocks against Orlando. His production gave Golden State another significant scoring presence alongside Curry in a game that required an extra period.

The result also offered a reminder that winning consistently does not mean controlling every stretch.

Golden State needed overtime to complete the job. The Warriors still found a way to finish, giving Curry’s remarks more weight than they would have carried after an individual scoring performance in defeat.

For Golden State, the next challenge is extending that standard beyond the initial response to a poor start. The Warriors have already demonstrated that three opening losses would not dictate the direction of their season. Maintaining their progress will require the same execution when the attention shifts from their struggles to their success.

Curry’s statement captured a team that has kept track of the criticism while changing the results behind it.

The Warriors cannot settle a season’s worth of questions in November. They can, however, keep making those early judgments harder to defend.

Seven consecutive victories have given them a strong place to start.