The triumph of Golden State Warriors at the Minnesota Timberwolves stadium on Tuesday, at the opening of the semifinal series of the West Conference, it was super important but also a little a Pyrrhic victory.
The California have begun at an advantage and now it would be enough to win the three games at the Chase Center to impose 4-2 and reach the definition of the West. The bad thing for them is that they will not have Steph Curry in the most immediate meetings.
Curry suffered a distension of grade 1 in the tendon of the left corva during the second quarter of the game 1. It is an injury that even to its slightest degree, like this, usually takes seven days of recovery. Curry will be out of the court in game 2 (May 8), game 3 (May 10) and game 4 (May 12), with a possible return only for game 5 (May 14).
What impact will you have on the Warriors lose your main figure? How can they accommodate this panorama?
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How it affects Steph Curry’s injury to Golden State Warriors
The impact of Curry’s decline on these Warriors could be clearly noticeable: not only is the team leader, but its top scorer and the main focus of the offensive of a team that is somewhat limited in options in that part of the game.
Without Steph, 55 points scored in the second half of the game with a third spectacular quarter: Buddy Hield It was the key with 16 of the 36 points of the team. In a Rachero player like Hield, there can be an important solution for Golden State.
33 points in game 7 against the Rockets and 24 in game 1 against Minnesota with 14-19 in triples in those two games. Also four other games against Houston five points or less (playing between 15 and 18 minutes on the court) with 1-11 in the triples in those matches.
As well as Hield must sustain that scoring fee and have more minutes and more shots, about Jimmy Butler The creation of the game will fall, with a much greater use of the ball. “Jimmy is as good as any league star reading the game and controlling the tempo”Kerr said about him.
Jonathan Kuminga (with its scoring capacity) and Pat Spencer (with his energy) were two men whom Kerr resorted in that second half without curry, while Gary Payton II It will probably be who has the most important increase in their minutes on the court to strengthen the defensive aspect.
The best of Golden State in this postseason is being just his defensethat in four of the eight games played he left his rivals in 93 points or less and only once he fit more than 115 goals.
Draymond Green is the captain on that side: Minnesota is very good to punish the rivals with their size and strength to attack the hoop going for easy points and offensive rebounds, and yet Green limited Julius Randle and Rudy Gobert quite a lot.
That aspect is the one that can keep them competitive despite not having curry: seek to resist in tight matches against the Timberwolves. However, it will be complicated for Minnesota to throw again as bad as 5-29 in triples on Tuesday (they have been one of the best teams in the regular phase in exterior shooting, with 37.7% success) and its 39% in field shots. Without Steph, it is difficult but quite necessary for the hopes of Golden State.
“We all want the 30 … until then, we can all endure this pull. I know we can”Said Jimmy Butler about it.
