The joy of the Warriors' frustrated victory against the Timberwolves in Game 1 was overshadowed by Steph Curry's injury.
This is a contactless hamstring strain, so curry will miss at least a week.
Now, Golden State is facing a tough battle, and without offensive weapons will win at least one game.
Head coach Steve Kerr said there was no “win” to “win” because everything revolved around him.
“He's like Tim Duncan of San Antonio, Michael Jordan of Chicago,” Kerr said. “It doesn't happen without Stephen. Everyone knows it. The whole team understands that.”
Warriors fans pray like hell, Curry may be able to return to Game 6 in front of the family crowd on May 18, if in the series.
“So we're in that room now talking about how we're going to handle it, the look of the lineup,” Kerr said. “That's…that's all part of it. I mean, every year, the playoffs are about adaptation, whether it's the game plan, the injury or the lineup.
“So we just need to adapt. We have done it before and we have confidence that we can do it again.”
Kerr doesn't hide the fact that Jimmy Butler will increase the workload.
“We're definitely going to rely on Jimmy like Jimmy, and Stephen has been on the floor for the past few months,” Kerr said. “We're basically everything in Jimmy at that moment, so he's going to take on more responsibilities. But we can't just rely on him.”
Green told reporters Tuesday night:
“I’m not going to let this reality start now. We’re going to start figuring that out tomorrow.
“Obviously, things will be harder if we have to keep going without Stephen. But it's the same task. We're trying to keep this going to win as many games as possible.”
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