Prior to their 116-93 loss to the Denver Nuggets, Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr revealed a positive update on Stephen Curry’s knee injury return. <\/p>\n
Kerr said vice president of player health and performance Rick Celebrini texted him to say Curry had a “good session” on Sunday. The San Francisco Chronicle’s Sam Gordon<\/a> added that a status update is “expected this week.”<\/p>\n Curry missed his 25th straight game on Sunday with runner’s knee. He has been unable to participate in a five-on-five scrimmage with the team. The Warriors require that their players do that before they return from a long-term injury. <\/p>\n Golden State’s next game is on Wednesday against the Spurs. We’ll see if this good session leads to him practicing with the team before the Spurs game. <\/p>\n The Warriors (36-39) are 9-16 without Curry during this stretch. Overall, they are 23-16 when Curry plays and 13-23 when he doesn’t. <\/p>\n Warriors’ Encouraging First Half vs. Nuggets Shows They Have Hope When Curry Returns<\/p>\n The Warriors had a 53-46 halftime lead in Denver on Sunday. <\/p>\n Kristaps Porzingis had four threes, and Draymond Green had one of his best two-way halves of the season. <\/p>\n It all fell apart in the second half, but the first half showed that this team won’t be hopeless when Curry returns. <\/p>\n The Warriors scored just 40 points in the second half, routinely turning the ball over. Curry would supercharge the offense, putting everyone into a more appropriate role. These huge second-half droughts would be way less frequent with Curry playing. <\/p>\n And after Porzingis went 5-of-5 from three on Sunday, it’s safe to say the Curry-Porzingis two-man game would be lethal. <\/p>\n