Stephen Curry is considered day-to-day after exiting the Warriors’ playoff game in the first half Tuesday night, but coach Steve Kerr said it was “hard to imagine” the Warriors will have him for Game 2 on Thursday.
Curry was diagnosed with a left hamstring strain and will undergo an MRI on Wednesday, Kerr said after Golden State pulled out a 99-88 win on the road to begin their Western Conference semifinals series against the Minnesota Timberwolves despite Curry leaving midway through the second quarter and not returning.
“Obviously he’s crushed, but the guys picked him up and played a great game,” Kerr said.
Curry grabbed at his left hamstring after an offensive sequence in the second quarter, motioned to the bench and left the game with 8:19 to go before halftime. While the results of the MRI will reveal the severity of the strain, Kerr acknowledged the long odds of Curry playing on Thursday.
“We’re definitely game planning for him not be available on Thursday, but we don’t know yet,” Kerr said. “But with a hamstring, it’s hard to imagine that he would play Thursday.”
Curry racked up 13 points before leaving the game, and Golden State’s supporting cast stepped up in his absence. The Warriors led by 10 when he left the game, extended the lead as wide as 23 points and didn’t let Minnesota get any closer than nine.
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Buddy Hield scored 24 on 5-of-8 from 3-point distance, Jimmy Butler filled the stat sheet with 20 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists, and Draymond Green drained four first-half 3-pointers on his way to 16 in the scoring column to go with eight rebounds and six assists.
The Warriors cycled through 12 players, even giving extended run to Pat Spencer, the former college lacrosse star who ended up logging 10 minutes alongside many of Golden State’s starters. Kerr said Spencer “will definitely get more time” if Curry is unavailable going forward.
“That was an adjustment with Steph’s injury,” he said. “We were completely winging it in the second half.”
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