Kevin Durant noticed Stephen Curry wasn't himself during the Golden State Warriors' first 30 or so games this season.

While the Warriors worked to incorporate Durant into their team, Curry's MVP form of the past two seasons trailed off.

Durant decided to engage in a series of routine chats with Curry over the next few weeks. Durant and Curry spoke at practices, games and while away from the game.

Durant conveyed the message to Curry that he should get back to being himself and Durant would adapt.

"I just said to him, 'Don't worry about me,'" Durant told ESPN of his ongoing dialogue with Curry. "I said, 'Just play your game. I'll figure it out. I'll figure it out around you. You're the engine of this team, and I know that. I'm not trying to come over and feel like everything just revolves around me. Just do you, man. I'm going to play around you. I've played this game long enough. I know how to score. I know how to find the ball. Just go out there and play your game.' And that's what he's been doing."

Curry scored 43 points on 15 of 23 shooting in the Warriors' 144-98 win over the Clippers on Saturday.

"For lack of a better term, he said I need to get in my bag and be aggressive," Curry told ESPN of Durant's message. "That back-and-forth dialogue is where you build chemistry and camaraderie to get through the season. You understand what each other needs to hear. It was not a come-to-Jesus meeting; it's just being locked in, observing what's going on and having each other's back. You need that encouragement along the way."

Curry said Durant didn't have to reach out and encourage him, but he's glad he did.

"It didn't hurt," Curry said to ESPN. "I feel like I'm self-motivated enough to figure it out; but along the way, if you get in your own head, you need an outside perspective of what other people see, especially a guy that invests a lot in the game, just like I do. It didn't hurt, for sure. That's what we're going to need going forward, as well."