SAN FRANCISCO — Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry and ahead Draymond Inexperienced is not going to play of their regular-season finale towards the Utah Jazz on Sunday afternoon.
“[Curry] may play. If he needed to play, he can be enjoying,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr stated earlier than the sport. “Given what we face, it made no sense to place him on the market in the present day. We’re hoping that we have got three video games this week, so getting a relaxation in the present day, getting time to get better earlier than that first play-in recreation, that is rather more necessary.”
Gary Payton II will miss his third consecutive recreation with a left calf pressure. Jonathan Kuminga, who missed Friday’s recreation and is questionable with a proper pelvic contusion, will heat up earlier than his standing is decided. All the different gamers on the Warriors’ roster can be found.
The Warriors have an opportunity to maneuver into the 8-seed, however the best way Kerr spoke pregame, it seems Golden State is making ready to maneuver ahead because the 9- or 10-seed.
“It is probably we will need to win two video games away,” Kerr stated.
With all of the video games for Western Convention groups taking place on the identical time, Kerr stated he and his employees weren’t going to do an excessive amount of scoreboard-watching of the Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings, regardless that these outcomes will have an effect on the Warriors’ seeding.
“We’ll concentrate on the scores, however in in the present day’s NBA, the Lakers are up 15 with 5 minutes left, it isn’t over,” Kerr stated. “It must be a 30-point recreation in a single path or the opposite to begin considering [about changing our game plan]. For the reason that video games are on the identical time, which is by design, I do not anticipate that shall be an element.”