Stephen Curry will miss match 2 of the semi-final series of the western Golden State conference against the Minnesota Timberwolves after having set out his left hamstrings on Tuesday, According to Shams Charania d'Espn.
The star of the Warriors headed for the locker room before half-time in match 1 and did not come back. Golden State still managed to ensure a 99-88 victory on the road to take a lead in the 1-0 series.
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Curry underwent an MRI on Wednesday and is considered a daily status while the team monitors their injury. The calendar of its returns remains unknown.
After marking a 14-foot float with 8:48 to play in the second quarter, Curry could be seen grab the leg and were reported to be underestimated. He stayed on the ground for 29 seconds before the game was arrested and hooked directly in the locker room.
“He is obviously crushed,” said the Warriors head coach Steve Kerr. “But the guys came to get him and played an excellent match. And were obviously all concerned about Steph, but that is part of the game.”
In addition to his injury to the hamstrings, Curry was already playing with an injured thumb on his firing hand.
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Curry left the match with 13 points and 13 minutes. In his absence, Draymond Green anchored the defense of the golden states and forced Anthony Edwards to miss his first ten shots on the ground. Green also scored 18 points and hit four three points with his eight rebounds and six assists at the other end.
The former Timberwolves star Jimmy Butler, whom the Warriors acquired Miami on the deadline for exchanges, had a triple-double with 20 points, 11 plates and 11 assists. Buddy Hield also compensated for the absence of curry with 24 points and eight rebounds.
Golden State sealed the second round match with Minnesota after an exciting series of seven games against a young team from Houston Rockets.
