Preview of Warriors and Timberwolves games in the NBA playoffs
Lorenzo Reyes of USA Today breaks down his thoughts about Steph Curry and the Aging Warriors team, facing Anthony Edwards and Timberwolves.
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According to Warriors coach Steve Kerr, Golden State All-Star Guard Steph Curry is daily and will take an MRI on Wednesday.
Curry ended Tuesday night’s Game 1 and the Minnesota Timberwolves game, heading to the locker room, which appears to have left a hamstring discomfort at 8:19 in the second quarter. The Warriors later announced that curry would not return. The Warriors stole the opener, 99-88.
“I talked to him at halftime,” Kerr said after the game. “He’s obviously crushed, but the guys went to pick him up and played a great game. Obviously we’re all worried about Steph, but that’s part of the game.
“Our peers got a great victory 48 hours after winning the Road in Game 7, and it’s a great group of guys. These guys – they compete and they’re together. We’ve been the best defense in the league since the Jimmy Trade.
Game 2 is Thursday in Minneapolis (8:30 PM ET, TNT).
Curry grabbed multiple times in the left hamstring area in the second quarter, and after Draymond Green called Minnesota a 3-pointer and a timeout, Curry left the game with the Warriors leading 30-20. The Warriors’ victory gave the road team an NBA record 5-0 start in the second round.
Curry scored 13 points in a 5-9 shooting, including a 3-for-6 with a 3-for-6. After his final shot, he moved to Carr to submit to him, and Brandon Posiemski checked in as Curry headed to the locker room.
The 11 All-Stars have another outstanding season (24.5 points, 6.0 assists, 4.6 rebounds per game, and 39.7% shooting), and his ability to perform like that at the age of 37 is the main reason he won Jimmy Butler from Miami at the February trade deadline. Since buying Butler, the Warriors have been one of the best teams in the league.
The seventh seeded warrior beat the second seeded Houston Rockets in seven games in the first round, with Curry averaged 24.0 points, 5.9 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 1.1 steel, 47.1% off the field and 39.2% in 3 seconds.
(This story has been updated with new information).