After the Warriors bad news was confirmed, Curry cried! Can he play again?

The Warriors fought the Rockets in the playoffs until they won the 7th game. Looking at the entire series, Curry's role in conjunction with the production was extremely important. Of course, the team's double stars were able to laugh to the end. Curry played in all seven games in the first round of the series, averaging 38.3 minutes per game, and was able to score 24 points, 5.9 rebounds, 5.7 assists, 0.9 blocks, and 1.1 steals. His shooting percentage was 47.1% and his three-point shooting percentage reached 39.2%. Despite being surrounded by many defensive players of the Rockets, Curry still performed well in every game, and almost no one could completely limit him.

His "Ku has gravity" effect is quite significant, especially in the last game, helping Hilde make 9 three-pointers and become a surprise player on the court. However, fate played a big joke with the Warriors. In the first game of the Western Conference semi-finals with the Timberwolves, Curry left the game after only 12 minutes of the appearance. What is even more heartbreaking is that he actually had a hamstring strain. The Warriors examined him after the game and the final result showed a first-degree strain. According to the general recovery cycle, first-degree strain usually has to be missed for 12 days, which is almost 4 games.

Fortunately, Curry did not suffer a second-degree strain, otherwise he would have been reimbursed for more than 6 weeks. Curry shed tears after returning to the locker room after yesterday's game. Stephen Cole gave him a big hug when he returned to the locker room to visit Curry in the midfield and said, "This is all I can do. I feel sad for him, he cares too much about the game." It can be seen that Cole is helpless too.

This season, after the Warriors got Butler, he became Curry's most capable assistant. Butler missed the second game of the first round due to a hip injury. He played 6 games in the entire series, averaging 33.7 minutes per game, scoring comprehensive data of 18.3 points, 6.1 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 0.3 blocks, and 1.3 steals. He stood up many times in the team's critical moments and helped the team win with his strong killing ability. His shooting percentage was as high as 46.6% and his three-point shooting percentage was 31.3%. Although outside shooting is not his strength, his defense and scoring ability at critical moments are exactly what the Warriors lack. Curry has such a helper, and it is very promising to win the championship this season.

After all, several popular teams have been eliminated. The Lakers, one of the two Los Angeles champions, were swept out by the Timberwolves 1:4, and the Clippers also lost to the Nuggets in the tiebreak battle. Now there are only two young teams left in the Western Conference, the Thunder and the Timberwolves, and their playoff experience is not very rich. Although the Nuggets have invited teachers to lead the team, their lineup is obviously insufficient in substitutes. The Warriors had a high probability of hitting the championship this season, but now Curry has fallen, and all this has become a bubble. If Curry misses until Game 5, he will be suspended for 8 days. If he misses 12 days, he will miss Game 6.

In NBA history, three stars have been troubled by hamstring strains during the playoffs. 2024 - In the first round of the 2025 playoffs, Celtics core guard Holiday missed three games due to a first-level hamstring strain and returned to the arena only when he first played against the Knicks in the second round. 2021 - In the 2022 season playoffs against the Pelicans, Booker missed three games due to a hamstring strain and returned in Game 6. 2020 - At the end of the regular season of the 2021 season, Harden was injured due to a hamstring strain and did not return until the second round of the playoffs, but he was injured again when he was against the Bucks. He then missed three more games in the playoffs before making his debut again. Looking at the situation where these NBA stars suffered a first-degree strain in the playoffs, most of them would choose to return after three games, which means that Curry would definitely miss at least 3 games due to injury, and he would have to return until the fifth game at the earliest, at home of the Timberwolves.

The Warriors' offense relies heavily on Curry in the playoffs. In the 281 minutes of Curry's presence, the Warriors can score 115.7 points per 100 rounds, which is normal. In the 103 minutes of Curry's departure, the Warriors only scored an outrageously low 90.6 points. The real hit rate also dropped from 57.2% to 48.3%. The lack of Curry is equivalent to the lack of a star who can match Edwards' offensive strength. This season's playoffs, Edwards performed very well, and he was like a vanguard of the Timberwolves' siege. In the 2024-2025 season playoffs, Edward's averaged 40.8 minutes per game, scoring 26.8 points, 8.4 rebounds, 6.2 assists, 0.4 blocks, and 1.2 steals, with a shooting percentage of 42% and a three-point shooting percentage of 33.3%. Although the Warriors won the first game yesterday, the Timberwolves' three-pointer in the second game will definitely not make 5 of 29 shots, and Edwards will definitely not make 0 of 9 shots in the first half. This season's playoffs, Edwards performed very well, and he was the vanguard of the Timberwolves' siege. The winning probability given by

ESPN shows that the Timberwolves defeated the Warriors in the second game. If both sides return to the Warriors' home court with a score of 1:1, the Warriors must do their best, at least win, tie the score 2:2, and then see if Curry can return in the battle to grab the King of Heaven. If the Warriors cannot return, then the Warriors are likely to be unable to defeat the Timberwolves. If Curry can return in time, there may be a chance to win the championship this season.