Steph Curry finished with 36 points as the Golden State Warriors beat the Denver Nuggets 118-104 on Friday night.
The Warriors are currently on a five-game win streak.
"[There's a] sense of urgency down the stretch," said Curry. "The feeling of where you are in the standings, every game mattering. And the idea that the chess match of 'how do we win this particular game?' becomes a little bit more important."
Curry, who hit seven threes in the game, has scored 125 points in the last three games.
The Warriors are also 21-5 since acquiring Jimmy Butler.
Curry added that the Warriors are playing at a championship level.
"We're playing like that," Curry said. "We have a lot of work. I've been saying that since this run started. We still have a lot of work to do to finish the year strong. You are seeing an identity on a night-to-night that we understand how to win games. Whether it's games where tempo is a lot faster, you got to score or if it's a grind-out defensive game. We've played better in fourth quarters with leads. All the things that championship-caliber teams do, we've been doing, and it's clearly different than two months ago."
Warriors can make Conf. Finals or better if things go their way.