Published By: Siddarth Sriram
Last Updated: March 25, 2024, 17:51 IST
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Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors (Credit: AP)
The Warriors (36-34) are only one recreation forward of surging Houston for tenth place in the Western Conference and a spot in the play-in match.
All Steph Curry may do was watch from the Golden State bench throughout a takeover led by Minnesota’s subs early in the fourth quarter.
The Warriors have slipped into precarious place for the postseason, they usually’re having a tough time discovering their footing in this unfamiliar spot.
Starting a 5-games-in-eight-days journey, coach Steve Kerr exercised warning along with his 10-time All-Star level guard by extending the 36-yr-outdated’s relaxation interval nicely into the fourth quarter. The Timberwolves, coincidentally or not, had a plus-12 benefit throughout his final absence of the sport on Sunday.
By the time Curry checked again in with 6:54 to go, the Warriors trailed by eight factors. They fell 114-110 to the Wolves, their sixth loss in their final 9 video games. In a 12-level loss at residence to Indiana on Friday, Curry performed 35 minutes.
“We’ve got great players out there, so we can’t expect to just ride Steph game after game after game. These last few weeks have been really tough on him. We’ve put the burden of this franchise on his shoulders for 15 years. We can’t expect him to play 35 minutes,” Kerr stated. “If you want to say that him playing 30 minutes instead of 32 is the difference in a win and a loss, I totally disagree with that. We’re trying to win the game. We’re trying to keep him fresh too.”
Curry acknowledged some delicate shock by his barely prolonged keep on the bench, however he additionally appeared to understand the larger image Kerr was alluding to.
“I played the whole fourth quarter against Indiana — that didn’t work out. This didn’t work out. So we’ve got to find somewhere in the middle,” Curry stated with a slight smile.
The Warriors (36-34) are only one recreation forward of surging Houston for tenth place in the Western Conference and a spot in the play-in match.
“The situation will define itself pretty clearly, and it is kind of in real time,” Curry stated. “Every game matters. We’re inching closer to the other end of the standings that we never thought we’d be in, so nobody’s going to wave the white flag and say you’re mailing it in. If that means playing more minutes, then I’ll be ready to do that.”
This has been a making an attempt season on and off the courtroom for the Warriors, who handled two suspensions for sparkplug Draymond Green after which the sudden loss of life of assistant coach Dejan Milojević. They appear awfully distant from their fourth NBA title in eight years that they received in 2022.
“In order to win you have to build good habits,” Green stated. “I don’t think we have great habits.”
(This story has not been edited by News18 employees and is revealed from a syndicated information company feed – Associated Press)
