Even after the Golden State Warriors added Kevin Durant to their roster this offseason, they're still not having the same success they had last regular season, when they won an NBA-record 73 games.

A stretch after the All-Star break in which Golden State lost five of seven games led many to question whether star point guard Steph Curry was having a bad year.

Though he's "only" averaging 25.1 points this year, which is down from 30.1 points last season, Curry finds talk of his demise to be ludicrous.

In an interview with Bleacher Report, Curry said it's unfair to say he's struggling simply because his numbers are down from 2015-16, a season in which he put together the best shooting numbers (like an NBA-record 402 three-pointers) the league has ever seen:

"I think it's comical that people were saying I'm having a down year," Curry said. "To go black and white and say I'm not having as good a season as I was having last year based on just five points a game or shooting percentage or whatnot… there are other things that you try to do other than just the eye test to try and help your team win. This year has taught me that, for sure. The accolades and the attention and all that stuff, the hype is cool. But it's really how you feel about your own game.

"And I can wake up every day and be like, 'I know what I'm trying to accomplish; I know I'm going to get better.' I know when I don't play well and how mad I get at myself. I know when I do play well and how I want to keep that going. Same approach as I had last year.

"Just five fewer points a game. Who cares?"

After going all in to pursue the regular-season wins record last year, the Warriors are simply playing things differently in 2017. Curry and his fellow stars received a night off in a loss to the San Antonio Spurs last month and Draymond Green and Andre Iguodala will get a night off on Wednesday against Phoenix.

Though the Warriors got to 73 wins last year, they lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals. This year, Curry and his teammates want to make sure they're as fresh and rested as they can be heading into the playoffs.

Currently sporting a record of 64-14, there's little danger of the Warriors losing the No. 1 overall seed in the Western Conference, as the Spurs trail by 3.5 games.

Therefore, Curry (who has still made 305 threes this year) is likely to get even more rest as the Warriors await their first-round foe. If this postseason run ends in Golden State's second title in three years, all talk of Curry's "struggles" will certainly be forgotten.