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Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors has missed more than two months of action.<\/p>\n
The Golden State Warriors<\/a> narrowly lost in Stephen Curry\u2019s<\/a> return from injury against the Houston Rockets on Sunday night.<\/p>\n After missing 27 games in a row with runner\u2019s knee and getting the opportunity to announce his comeback on national television, it felt destined we\u2019d witness one of those Steph-tastic performances.\u00a0<\/p>\n That wasn\u2019t far from the case actually.\u00a0<\/p>\n Curry, 38, just a week after not even participating in a five-on-five practice scrimmage, threw on the white and blue uniform and poured in 29 points against Houston\u2019s Amen Thompson<\/a>-led stingy defense. Nineteen of Curry\u2019s total came in the first half.\u00a0<\/p>\n GettyFans react as Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors goes to the floor after being fouled.<\/p>\n The game boiled down to one moment, a tiny episode we\u2019ve seen Curry own all too many times before.\u00a0<\/p>\n Electing not to use their final timeout, the Warriors put the ball in their best player\u2019s hands full court. Curry trotted up the court, and here came four-time title-winning teammate Draymond Green to run the timeless pick-and-roll action.<\/p>\n Curry scanned, Curry shuffled, Curry keeked at the second ticking off the game clock.\u00a0<\/p>\n Before long, he gave it a couple of fancy dribble moves and fired away from Steph range. No good.\u00a0<\/p>\n Had he had another game or two under his legs coming off injury, perhaps that shot touches nothing but nylon. The Warriors instead fell to their fourth straight loss, but hopes remain high.\u00a0<\/p>\n Warriors reveal Stephen Curry starting lineup decision moving forward<\/p>\n On Sunday, for the first time in 14 years, Curry came off the bench.\u00a0<\/p>\n The decision was intended to help Curry ease into the game and better stagger his minutes in his first game since Jan. 30. That was nearly 70 days ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n The formula appeared to work; Curry played an awesome game by coming-off-a-long-injury standards. Being limited to no more than six minutes a quarter restrained some of his momentum, but was helpful in avoiding any re-injury risk.<\/p>\n Fans can expect Curry\u2019s capacity to be somewhat limited over these final four games of the regular season. After all, what Curry, Golden State and just about everyone else wants is to see the two-time MVP back to full form for the opening game of the play-in tournament. Because there\u2019s no looking back from there if a win is not obtained.<\/p>\n After Monday\u2019s practice, head coach Steve Kerr outlined how the team will continue to manage Curry and when the 38-year-old Warriors star will re-gain his spot in the starting lineup<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s obviously going to be in the starting lineup here before long,\u201d Kerr said, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. \u201cCan he play enough minutes to space it out accordingly where he\u2019s not sitting for two long stretches? \u2026 We\u2019d like to bump those minutes up if we can. It\u2019s just going to be a process, whatever Rick thinks.\u201d<\/p>\n Curry, Warriors face a steep degree of difficulty<\/p>\n Picture this: you\u2019re limited to lighter movement for two months and can\u2019t practice with the team. Suddenly, you are being thrown into a playoff-level game with the burden of the outcome on your shoulders.<\/p>\n Now that simply doesn\u2019t seem fair.<\/p>\n But that\u2019s what Curry is effectively being asked to do.\u00a0<\/p>\n Because he won\u2019t be playing one of the games in the Warriors\u2019 final back-to-back set of the season, Curry will have played in a total of four games before next week\u2019s play-in game. He has little time to get his body back up to speed, which is especially challenging for a 38-year-old who spent two-plus months in street clothes.\u00a0<\/p>\n Curry is likely to play tonight\u2019s home tilt against the Sacramento Kings<\/a>. It\u2019ll be an opportunity to get two games in three nights and see how he feels the next day.\u00a0<\/p>\n Golden State is all but bound to the 10th seed. Winning isn\u2019t nearly as crucial as managing Curry\u2019s load and getting the entire team as healthy as possible.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tAdel Ahmad<\/a> Adel is a writer with over five years of experience covering the NBA. His work has appeared on various media platforms, both national and local. More about Adel Ahmad<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tMore Heavy on Warriors\n\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\tLoading more stories\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors has missed more than two months of action. 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