Stephen Curry: Warriors Need Their 'Edge' and 'Chip on Our Shoulder' After Loss

Guard Stephen Curry believes the Golden State Warriors need to regain their swagger in order to reassert their status as the NBA's most dominant team.

After a 108-103 road loss to the struggling Utah Jazz on Wednesday, Curry explained what has been missing with the Warriors this season, according to ESPN.com's Nick Friedell:

"A lot of it's just getting our edge and a chip on our shoulder. Having that vibe when you walk on the floor like we know what we're about to do. Right now, we're still thinking a little bit and trying to figure it out, but we're close. We're close, and obviously you want to stay healthy, and that's the biggest part of trying to continue to build momentum, night in, night out, what we can expect when we're out there on the floor."

Curry dropped 32 points and made five three-pointers during Wednesday's loss to a Jazz team that had six different players score in double figures.

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Golden State is now 21-11 on the season and 2-2 over its past four games on the heels of a four-game winning streak.

As NBA champions in three of the past four seasons, Curry is aware of the fact that teams tend to step their game up when they face the Dubs:

"We're really close. We fought hard, we competed, our energy was great. It's just the margin of error is a little bit smaller this year, but we understand that. [We] continue to get everybody's best shot against us, and it's been a grind. Nothing comfortable about this position we're in, in terms of like—we want to get back to being dominant. That's what we're working toward.

"We're going to continue to get that chemistry, playing Warrior basketball that we know how to play. We've talked about it every year. Every year's different. Every year's going to have different challenges and present a different journey. But at the end of the day, we know what type of team we are. I think we're all bought in to what it's going to take to redefine that dominance."

The Warriors are third in the Western Conference, but they trail the Denver Nuggets by just one game and are only percentage points behind the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Injuries have taken a toll on Golden State this season, but with Curry, Kevin Durant, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green all healthy, the pieces are in place for the Warriors to go on a run and seize control of the Western Conference provided Curry's advice is heeded.