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Warriors Have Reached the Point Where They Need Steph Curry Back
- Updated: May 9, 2016
At some point, Stephen Curry will be back on the floor for the Golden State Warriors.
It could be as soon as Monday night, although head coach Steve Kerr says that’s doubtful. It could be later this week, if Curry’s injured right knee feels strong enough.
Warriors list Stephen Curry as doubtful to play in Game 4.
— Diamond Leung (@diamond83) May 8, 2016
Whenever it happens, the Warriors must be absolutely sure he’s good to go and not at risk of reinjuring the knee. Now that the Portland Trail Blazers have won a game and made the second-round matchup a series, Golden State won’t have as much time to get Curry back up to speed as a sweep would have afforded them.
How they handle the next week with the reigning MVP (and soon to be two-time winner, per ESPN.com’s Marc Stein) could decide their season.
Whether he plays in Monday’s Game 4 or Wednesday’s Game 5, working Curry back in is going to be anything but seamless after playing all but two halves of the postseason without him.
He hasn’t seen game action in over two weeks and didn’t exactly look healthy during the half he played of Golden State’s Game 4 win over the Houston Rockets on April 24, when he suffered the MCL sprain after injuring his ankle in Game 1.
There’s going to be an adjustment period for him, and for his teammates.
How Curry and the Warriors navigate that reacclimation period is crucial, because the Warriors aren’t getting to the Finals without him. They can win two more games against the Blazers, but the San Antonio Spurs and Oklahoma City Thunder are too deep and too talented.
Through four games, the Spurs and Thunder are tied 2-2 in the only playoff series that has thus far lived up to expectations.
The Spurs’ strategic brilliance and versatility of rotation can give any team fits. With Curry in the lineup, they have tough decisions to make about covering him—in their four regular-season matchups they tried Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green, with mixed results. Without Curry to worry about, the …
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