During the regular season, the 6-foot-2 guard averaged 24.5 points per game and played in 70-of-82 games. Curry also shot a blistering 93.3% from the free-throw line. Golden State went 48-34 during the regular season, which earned them a spot in the play-in round against the Memphis Grizzlies. The Warriors pulled out a 121-116 win on April 15.

Curry's thumb has become a subplot of this series, specifically on the local Warriors broadcast of the games when Brooks has been guarding the four-time champion. In Game 5, there was a moment when Warriors play-by-play broadcaster Bob Fitzgerald expressed frustration with how Brooks was guarding Curry.

During the Warriors' 131-116 road loss to the Houston Rockets in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series on Wednesday, Rockets forward Dillon Brooks contacted Warriors superstar guard Stephen Curry's right hand following a shot. No foul was called, but it was significant since Curry has been nursing an injured right thumb for much of the season.