Coming off a 119-114 win against Dallas Mavericks, the Warriors anticipate the return of DeMarcus Cousins in upcoming games against Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Clippers. “It was stupefying how good they were on defense,” Warriors beat writer Dieter Kurtenbach tells Logan Murdock of Draymond Green and Andre Iguodala’s second half on Sunday night against Dallas Mavericks. But as the conversation turned to Most Valuable Player, both wonder, does Stephen Curry’s ability to “make it look easy” work against him in MVP discussions where Murdock says “narrative” dominates? Not if the MVP is someone who changes the way basketball is played, as Kurtenbach tells Murdock Curry still does. “Durant should be in the MVP conversation too with some of the numbers he’s putting up,” Kurtenbach says on this week’s episode of WarriorsHQ. Kurtenbach and Murdock also break down Steve Kerr’s decision to “take away the stagger” and start Klay as the anchor in the fourth quarter on Sunday’s game against Dallas Mavericks and whether it’s the team “getting back to base.” “No one knows if this guy is usable,” Kurtenbach says about DeMarcus “Boogie” Cousins before wondering how Cousins would fare against Montrezl Harrell in the second unit of the Los Angeles Clippers during the upcoming Friday, Jan. 18 game. “Boogie’s not going to be able to play more than 20 minutes a game for months so don’t worry about the stagger. This is all unimportant.” “If the Warriors care, they win.”