SAN FRANCISCO — Warriors famous person Stephen Curry doesn’t anticipate to have the ability to make a return to the court docket Wednesday for Sport 5 with Golden State’s season on the road, he advised Andscape’s Marc J. Spears on Monday night time.
“Even when I wished to be Superman, I could not,” Curry advised Spears, referring to his hamstring harm.
Curry was responding to a remark by teammate Draymond Inexperienced that the Warriors and Curry should not going to attempt to “Superman this factor” if the star is not totally able to return.
With out Curry, the Warriors misplaced Sport 4, 117-110, to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Down 3-1, the Warriors now should win in Minneapolis in Sport 5 to maintain their season alive, and can in all probability have to take action with out Curry.
Curry suffered a Grade 1 left hamstring pressure within the second quarter of Sport 1 final Tuesday. He might be re-evaluated Wednesday, the day of Sport 5.
If the Warriors can lengthen their season, that might give Curry one other three days of restoration earlier than a possible Sport 6 on Sunday at Chase Middle.
“No, we’re not going to Superman this factor,” Inexperienced mentioned when requested if he expects Curry to attempt to push to come back again, and if that’s the case, would he be part of that dialog. “If he is in a spot the place he can play, I am positive he’ll. Him and Rick [Celebrini, Warriors VP of player health and performance] and all people will determine that out. However we do not want [Curry to try to be] Superman.
“Gotta play the lengthy recreation. If he can, we all know he’ll. However there is not any strain. We have got to determine easy methods to win whether or not he performs or not.”
With out Curry, the Warriors have been undone by a 17-0 run within the third quarter that turned a 68-all recreation right into a Wolves rout. The Warriors have been outscored 39-17 within the third quarter. Jimmy Butler, who performed 43 minutes and had 33 factors in Sport 3, took solely 9 photographs and completed with 14 factors and 6 rebounds in Sport 4.
Inexperienced mentioned that Butler was feeling sick all day. Butler, who has spoken after virtually each recreation as a Warrior this season, left by the point the locker room was open to the media. Inexperienced mentioned Butler was feeling “fairly crappy all day.”
“We clearly want him taking pictures the ball,” Inexperienced mentioned. “However their protection, they have been collapsing on him in the present day. So we tried to select up that slack. However I do know he isn’t feeling effectively. Been fairly crappy all day. That additionally impacts the power as effectively. No excuses made right here.
“I believe that is on me. I’ve bought to discover a strategy to get him into extra positions to attain. I believe tonight I used to be simply attempting to get him the ball, and I do not suppose I bought him the ball in good spots, which then allowed the protection to load up on him. So I’ve bought to do a greater job of getting him the ball in higher spots to the place it isn’t as simple for the protection to key on him.”
The Warriors will want Butler at his greatest to maintain their season alive, particularly with Curry possible needing extra time to get better.
“He wasn’t as aggressive tonight,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr mentioned. “However I did not see a whole lot of openings both. Ideally, we might put extra taking pictures round him to open up the ground just a little bit. However with Steph out, we’re not going to have the ability to do as a lot of that.
“We’ll take a look at the tape and see the place we are able to discover some openings for him. And I do know he’ll be aggressive for Sport 5.”
Wolves star guard Anthony Edwards, who had 30 factors in Sport 4, mentioned he needs he was enjoying in opposition to Curry proper now.
“Belief me, man, I want he might be on the market to play in opposition to him, regardless of the way it goes,” mentioned Edwards, who performed with Curry on the USA Basketball Olympic workforce that gained gold in Paris final summer season. “However yeah simply from understanding with him in the summertime, that is what I advised him after I hit a [3]. As a result of he advised me, I had missed one. He was like, ‘You wasn’t going to make that. You was too open.’
“I used to be like, ‘I ain’t by no means going to cease taking pictures them. I realized that from you this summer season.’ He is the best. Best shooter of all time. I might positively like to compete in opposition to him, man, however he bought damage, sadly, and I hope he will get higher.”
ESPN’s Dave McMenamin contributed to this report.
