SAN FRANCISCO — Chase Center, during Golden State Warriors games, tends to default to chill. Affluence can subdue fervor. Thus, even with 2:06 left in the game Tuesday, and their beloved Warriors down 4, the sell-out crowd settled into a mellow murmur. The action stopped as the players lined up for free throws, a reasonable occasion for tempered volume.
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Then, out of nowhere, a roar erupted. Loud enough to startle. Sudden enough to search for what happened.
The answer stood near midcourt: Steph Curry. Fouled shooting a 3-pointer, he prepared to trim the Warriors’ deficit to a point. Which meant the Warriors could still win this game. Which meant it wasn’t the time for the crowd to chill. Curry doesn’t like it quiet when he’s at the free-throw line. He doesn’t want calm when he’s creating chaos.
“When a foul happens, it kind of gets a little dead,” Curry said. “(With the) time and score, that was a cool moment. Needed that energy to finish the game.”
So, with his palms facing upward and urgency in his eyes, Curry gestured for the crowd to turn up.
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