Though he initially was questionable to play Sunday with right knee soreness, Steph Curry led the Warriors with 26 points in a 111-85 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center.
However, Golden State now faces a quick turnaround ahead of tomorrow’s second half of a back-to-back in Minneapolis.
With veterans Al Horford and De’Anthony Melton not expected to play Monday due to injury management, Curry was asked postgame if he plans to play tomorrow.
“If everything goes well, yeah,” Curry told reporters. “With the recovery and all that between tonight, minutes weren’t crazy, so hopefully it will respond well.”
Curry also explained what happened that caused the knee soreness on Saturday, when the Warriors’ first game against the Timberwolves originally was scheduled but was postponed due to recent events in Minneapolis.
“Something flared up yesterday when we came over to get a workout in,” Curry said. “It was super weird. Like, I’ve had stuff going on — quads and whatnot — but it was something that I hadn’t felt before, so I definitely took advantage of the day off to get right, but hopefully that continues.”
After Sunday’s win, Curry has played in 37 of Golden State’s 47 games this season. The Warriors are now 22-15 when their two-time NBA MVP plays and 4-6 when he’s inactive.
Safe to say, the already short-handed Warriors will hope Curry feels well enough to play on Monday as they seek a second win in two days over the Timberwolves.
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