SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry wants a break, and Warriors coach Steve Kerr goes to make it a precedence to seek out some relaxation for his celebrity.
Three video games after changing into the primary participant in NBA historical past to achieve 4,000 3-pointers and three days after his thirty seventh birthday, Curry struggled to seek out his capturing groove in a 114-105 loss to the undermanned Denver Nuggets on Monday night time.
“He’s drained. Steph’s been carrying us for a month, he’s been wonderful,” Kerr stated. “He’s drained, so we’ve bought to get him some relaxation. You possibly can see it, he simply doesn’t have his vitality proper now.”
Curry shot 6 for 21 general and 4 of 14 on 3-pointers in simply lower than 36 minutes on the best way to twenty factors and likewise had seven assists and 4 rebounds, however dedicated seven of the Warriors’ 20 turnovers that led to 24 factors for Denver.
“We attempt to take the strain off him as a lot as we are able to,” guard Gary Payton II stated. “He has a man on his hip 48 minutes of the sport. I’m fairly positive he’s slightly gassed.”
Whether or not Curry will sit out the back-to-back when Milwaukee visits Chase Middle on Tuesday night time wasn’t instantly clear.
Kerr deliberate to talk to Director Of Sports activities Drugs And Efficiency Rick Celebrini to find out the following steps.
On March 8, Curry turned the twenty sixth participant to achieve 25,000 factors then related for his 4,000th profession 3-pointer Thursday night time in opposition to Sacramento. He celebrated his thirty seventh birthday the following day.
The Warriors are at present on a season-high seven-game homestand that concludes Thursday in opposition to Toronto.
Golden State had received seven straight earlier than the loss to the Nuggets and is 14-2 in video games performed by Curry’s new backcourt mate Jimmy Butler since he debuted Feb. 8.
Having Curry wholesome for the stretch run as Golden State chases a playoff berth is paramount.
“He’s exhausted proper now. We’ve bought to completely think about giving him an evening and getting him rejuvenated for the sake of him and the rest of our video games,” Kerr stated. “We’ll see. However I believe he’s been drained the previous couple of video games so we’ve bought to discover a option to get him his juice again.”
