The Golden State Warriors have listed Stephen Curry as questionable for Sunday’s game against the Houston Rockets, but he’s expected to play. <\/p>\n
Curry has missed the last 27 games with runner’s knee.<\/p>\n
“They just want to make sure he\u2019s feeling good tomorrow and Rick Celebrini gives it the green light tomorrow.” The Athletic’s Nick Friedell<\/a> wrote on Saturday. <\/p>\n Seth Curry, who has yet to appear in a game with Steph, is listed as questionable with an adductor injury that kept him out of Thursday’s game against the Cavaliers. <\/p>\n Gui Santos (pelvic contusion) is probable, while Al Horford (calf) and Quinten Post (foot) are out. <\/p>\n The Warriors announced<\/a> on Saturday that Horford will be re-evaluated early next week while Post will be re-evaluated next week. <\/p>\n All the Rockets’ rotation players are healthy. <\/p>\n Starting Lineup Intrigue at Shooting Guard<\/p>\n Assuming Steph plays, the starting lineup will likely be Steph at the 1, Santos at the 3, Draymond Green at the 4 and Kristaps Porzingis at the 5. <\/p>\n That leaves the shooting guard spot for either De’Anthony Melton or Brandin Podziemski. <\/p>\n Podz has been outplaying Melton for weeks, as Melton has been dealing with a thumb injury. But it wouldn’t surprise me if Steve Kerr gives Melton the starting nod. <\/p>\n The main reason is Melton is the better on-ball defender. Especially in his first game back, Steph should not be doing heavy lifting on the defensive end, and Melton is capable of shouldering a bigger defensive load than Podz. <\/p>\n The other reason is that the Steph-Melton lineups have been deadlier than the Steph-Podz lineups. <\/p>\n In 403 possessions this season, the Steph-Melton lineups have a plus-16.7 net rating, per Cleaning the Glass<\/a>. <\/p>\n