Steph Curry was sensational on Sunday night in Game 2 of the NBA Finals.
He finished with 33 points, eight assists and seven rebounds. He made an NBA Finals record 9 3-pointers.
It doesn't look like he's feeling any side effects from the Grade 2 MCL sprain he suffered on March 23.
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"Not only did he work with the Warriors but we were working out in the evenings and in the mornings -- before and after practice -- to get back and get ready for these last two playoff rounds. It's all showing up right now," Brandon Payne -- Curry's personal trainer -- said on 95.7 The Game on Monday. "And some of those were really difficult workouts.
"There were some nights where I really tested him and stressed him to limits that we probably hadn't stretched to before just to make sure that when he stepped back on the floor that he was ready to go."
Curry returned in Game 2 of the Western Conference Semifinals against the Pelicans -- about 5.5 weeks after the injury.
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Over his first six games, he averaged 22.0 points, 5.7 rebounds and 4.8 assists, while shooting just over 36 percent from deep.
Over his last seven games, he's averaging 29.0 points, 6.6 rebounds and 6.0 assists, while shooting over 43 percent from deep.
He's also built up his strength, stamina and rhythm and is playing much better defense.
"He's done a really good job at staying in front of the ball," Payne explained when talking about Curry guarding James Harden and LeBron James. "He's playing with leverage ... he's done more than a good job of slowing them down, forcing them to do things they don't want to do.
"Those guys are gonna score no matter who's guarding them. And he's guarding them possession after possession. He's allowing help to get set because he's doing such a good job at staying in front of the ball.
"Then you're gonna get blown by from time to time when you play those guys. That's just how it is -- they're the best in the world. But I do feel like he's probably not quite getting the credit he deserves for that.
"And of course he's always doing a good job away from the ball defensively. He's very disruptive to what teams want to do from an execution standpoint. He understands their screening concepts, he understands where the ball wants to go.
"He does a really good job at disrupting that when an opportunity presents itself. His defense -- I feel like it's been good for awhile, but now the last four games it's been really good."
Drew Shiller is the co-host of Warriors Outsiders. Follow him on Twitter @DrewShiller