Analysis: Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors is expected to miss at least two weeks with a left shoulder subluxation, robbing the champions of their leading scorer as they slog through what Coach Steve Kerr has called a “championship hangover.”
on Saturday. But the road, where the Warriors have posted a 2-13 record, has been a much different story. Unfortunately for Golden State, Curry was injured in the second game of a six-game trip through the Eastern Conference that includes upcoming games against the Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets.Since Kevin Durant’s departure in 2019, the Warriors have struggled mightily whenever Curry has missed time.
When Curry missed all but five games during the 2019-20 season with a hand injury, the Warriors, who were also without Klay Thompson that season, finished with the NBA’s worst record. Two years later, a healthy CurryThis season, Golden State is 0-3 without Curry in the lineup, including a 45-point blowout loss to the New Orleans Pelicans last month.
Still, the Warriors find themselves in a precarious position, sitting as the West’s 10th seed entering Thursday’s action, barely clinging to a spot in the play-in tournament. While the conference’s playoff landscape remains bunched up, Golden State already had found itself playing from behind. With six of the Warriors’ next eight games coming against opponents with a winning record, the challenge will be to avoid falling off the cliff before Curry’s return.
“The thing I’m very, very confident about is that if we’re healthy, we feel like we can beat anybody,” Kerr said. “This team has proven that. Our job is to get there. We have to find a way to navigate this season. … I feel good about our team long term, even if it may be a rocky ride.”
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