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The Minnesota Timberwolves won Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Golden State Warriors on Saturday to take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.
Warriors star point guard Steph Curry missed his second consecutive game after suffering a Grade 1 left hamstring strain in Game 1. The two-time MVP and four-time champion is expected to miss Games 4 and 5 as well.
During Game 3, microphones caught Warriors guard Gary Payton II telling Timberwolves star shooting guard Anthony Edwards that Golden State is trying to get the series to Game 6 so Curry can return from his hamstring injury.
According to Anthony Slater of The Athletic, Curry went through a medium-speed shooting routine before Game 3 on Saturday.
This is the first time in Curry's career that he's dealt with a hamstring injury. The future Hall of Famer is 37 years old.
"Curry didn’t push it to full speed, according to a team source," Slater wrote. "He’s yet to burst or cut or test that left hamstring in a manner that’ll deliver him and Rick Celebrini — the team’s lead medical decision maker — the true information they’ll need on whether the hamstring is healed enough to return deeper in this series.
"But he went through a medium-speed shooting routine and rode the stationary bike. This was a notable advancement for Curry in his race against time."
Golden State Warriors guard Steph Curry guards Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony EdwardsNick Wosika-Imagn Images
Curry is averaging 22.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and 5.1 assists in the 2025 postseason while shooting 47.7% from the field, 40.0% from beyond the arc and 89.3% from the foul line in eight games against the Houston Rockets and Timberwolves.
The Warriors beat the Rockets in the first round in seven games.
Game 6 of the Warriors-Timberwolves series would be on Sunday, May 18. Golden State has to win one more game in the series to guarantee a Game 6.
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Warriors star point guard Steph Curry missed his second consecutive game after suffering a Grade 1 left hamstring strain in Game 1. The two-time MVP and four-time champion is expected to miss Games 4 and 5 as well.
During Game 3, microphones caught Warriors guard Gary Payton II telling Timberwolves star shooting guard Anthony Edwards that Golden State is trying to get the series to Game 6 so Curry can return from his hamstring injury.
According to Anthony Slater of The Athletic, Curry went through a medium-speed shooting routine before Game 3 on Saturday.
This is the first time in Curry's career that he's dealt with a hamstring injury. The future Hall of Famer is 37 years old.
"Curry didn’t push it to full speed, according to a team source," Slater wrote. "He’s yet to burst or cut or test that left hamstring in a manner that’ll deliver him and Rick Celebrini — the team’s lead medical decision maker — the true information they’ll need on whether the hamstring is healed enough to return deeper in this series.
"But he went through a medium-speed shooting routine and rode the stationary bike. This was a notable advancement for Curry in his race against time."
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Golden State Warriors guard Steph Curry guards Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony EdwardsNick Wosika-Imagn Images
Curry is averaging 22.6 points, 5.3 rebounds and 5.1 assists in the 2025 postseason while shooting 47.7% from the field, 40.0% from beyond the arc and 89.3% from the foul line in eight games against the Houston Rockets and Timberwolves.
The Warriors beat the Rockets in the first round in seven games.
Game 6 of the Warriors-Timberwolves series would be on Sunday, May 18. Golden State has to win one more game in the series to guarantee a Game 6.
Continue reading...
