The final line for Game 2 favored Golden State by 8.5 points at home after Curry was ruled out, and the Warriors were 3.5-point favorites for Game 3 on the road, suggesting that gamblers consider Golden State about six points better than the Rockets on a neutral court. Per team officials, he suffered a sprained right knee and will not return to the Game 4 action.For the second game in a row, the Warriors were without the MVP of the league as Curry continued to deal with an ankle injury. It’s nearly certain that the Warriors will sit him out for the rest of the first round match-up which resumes in Oracle Arena, home of the Warriors on Wednesday night. As of Monday morning, the team is awaiting the results of an MRI that will determine the severity of his injury, which is now diagnosed as a sprain.
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Game five is Wednesday night in Oakland.
Curry slipped on a wet spot while guarding Trevor Ariza at the first-half buzzer and banged his right knee on the floor.
The NBA’s reigning most valuable player hobbled off the court for halftime and tried to come back for the second half until he was sent back to the locker room by Warriors coach Steve Kerr and the team’s medical staff. Kerr asked if Curry was OK.
Curry came out with the team after halftime, but sat on the bench for most of the warmup time. Unfortunately, the superstar point guard was seen shaking his head before heading to the locker room with a very visible limp.
He sustained a sprained right knee, according to the Warriors.
Golden State used a 41-point third quarter to take control of the game. The Warriors bested the National Basketball Association record they shared for 3s in a playoff game – set previous year against these Rockets – when Brandon Rush made one from the top of the key with about 2 1/2 minutes left.
Replacing everything Curry does is nearly impossible because no one has ever had the collection of skills he has with the ability to spread the defense with long-range shooting, the ballhandling to create his own shot and the playmaking that leads to easy baskets for his teammates.
He played 19 minutes in the first half, scoring 6 points on 2-of-9 shooting, including 1-of-7 from 3-point distance. Curry made a record 402 3-pointers, eclipsing his own previous mark by 116.
With the Warriors in the hunt for another championship and reeling from a second injury to superstar Stephen Curry, forward Draymond Green had no trouble keeping perspective on the relative importance of the game he plays when compared to real-life tragedy.
Stephen Curry sat on the bench with his head in his hands, facing another injury that could derail Golden State’s playoff run. The Warriors will have to face either the LA Clippers or Portland Trail Blazers.
Curry had just returned on Sunday to the starting lineup after.
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The Los Angeles Lakers rolled through the 1989 playoffs with 11 straight wins to get to the Finals as they sought a third straight title. This was his first game back since getting injured in the first half of Game 1 and the teams were actually tied at 56 heading into the second half. Oklahoma City won the contest 119-108 to take a 3-1 lead in the series.
