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OAKLAND – Warriors guard Steph Curry, the NBA’s reigning MVP, is picking up where he left off. He may even be better.

One form of validation came Monday, when Curry was named Western Conference Player of the Week.

“It’s hopefully a good omen for the rest of the year,” Curry said.

In leading the Warriors to a 3-0 start, Curry averaged 39.3 points per game, on 58.8 percent shooting, 48.6 percent beyond the arc. He also shot 95.5 percent from the free-throw line, while averaging 7.3 assists per game.

Curry totaled 118 points over the first three games, most by anyone since Michael Jordan in 1989. Only Wilt Chamberlain, Jerry West and Jordan have reached that figure through the first three games of a season.

Not since Rick Barry in 1966 has a Warriors rang up two 40-point games in the first three.

Curry’s 53-point effort Saturday at New Orleans included a 28-point third quarter – the highest-scoring quarter of his career.

The fast start, Curry said, illustrates how he felt entering the season.

“I felt confident in my game,” he said. “I felt prepared for the new season, mentally and physically. So I guess, yes. You expect to start off the season playing well, but you don’t know what that means, statistically.

“I know that there’s no doubt in my game, and no hesitation about what I’m trying to do on the floor. Usually, you good things happen when you have that formula.”

This represents the third time Curry has won the weekly award. Only Tim Hardaway (five), Chris Mullin (four) and Baron Davis (four) have won more often as Warriors.