Warriors try to guard against mental fatigue Twenty-one years ago, he was a reserve guard for a Bulls club that had won back-to-back NBA titles and a combined 141 regular-season games. To win its third consecutive league title, that 1997-98 Chicago team needed to overcome its share of mental fatigue. "Even though human nature does tell you we've been at this level for a third straight year, we don't want to get bored with that process," Stephen Curry said after Saturday's shootaround. [...] it's easier said than done. Because we've been doing it for 2½ years, it's not quite fresh anymore. "I think the highlight of my year was the dad shoe, bringing it back, the most talked about, straight fire shoe of all time," Curry said, poking fun at his signature shoe, the UA Curry Two Low.