Warriors May Miss Stephen Curry vs Detroit Pistons

In full swing currently, the Detroit Pistons face a tricky take a look at Thursday night time at dwelling. After securing a victory in opposition to the Brooklyn Nets in New York, the Pistons return to Michigan to host the Warriors of the Golden State for the primary and solely time this season.

For the visiting staff, they might enter the match in opposition to a key participant. Veteran famous person shooter Stephen Curry appeared on the harm report forward of Thursday’s motion.

In line with the NBA’s official harm report, the Warriors are heading into Thursday’s recreation with Curry listed as questionable. The All-Star sharpshooter is affected by knee irritation. There is a good probability he’ll be a game-time determination in Detroit.

Whereas Curry isn’t any stranger to the harm report as of late, he hasn’t missed an excessive amount of motion this season.

The final time Curry had an off night time was when the Memphis Grizzlies visited Golden State. After a 30-point outburst in opposition to the Philadelphia 76ers, Curry was inactive in opposition to Memphis, however that did not have an effect on his staff’s progress. The Warriors nonetheless collected a victory, successful by eight factors.

Over the subsequent two video games, Curry was again in motion. He confronted the Sacramento Kings on January 5, after 29 minutes. The Warriors stood out with 26 factors and 7 rebounds. Curry’s contributions could not assist the Warriors, who suffered a 30-point loss.

Curry remained within the combine for the Warriors’ subsequent recreation in opposition to the Miami Warmth. As soon as once more, a 31-point, seven-rebound efficiency wasn’t sufficient to push the Warriors previous the Warmth.

If Curry fails to get the nod Thursday night time, it could mark his eighth absence of the 12 months.

Draymond Inexperienced seems

The Golden State Warriors have a number of query marks concerning key gamers heading into Thursday’s recreation in opposition to the Detroit Pistons. Draymond Inexperienced is considered one of them to seem on the harm report.

For Inexperienced, he’s presently affected by a sprained left ankle. Because of this, the Warriors checklist him as suspect for the motion on the street in Detroit.

Lately, Inexperienced appeared in his sixth straight recreation for the Warriors. Throughout that span, he averaged 10 factors on 43 % capturing from the sphere and made 36 % of his three-pointers on 4 makes an attempt per recreation.

Along with his scoring throughout that stretch, Inexperienced pulled down six rebounds per recreation and produced six assists per recreation.

Though Inexperienced’s All-Star caliber play may be left previously at this level in his profession, the 34-year-old ahead stays an essential piece for Golden State. This season, Inexperienced has averaged 28 minutes on the ground in 32 video games.

Taking pictures 42 % from the sphere and 37 % from three, Inexperienced produces 9 factors per recreation. He additionally averages six rebounds, six assists, one steal and one block.

At 18-18, the Warriors sit in ninth place within the Western Convention. They’ve received simply 4 of their final 10 video games and not too long ago suffered two straight losses.

The Pistons and Warriors are anticipated to tip off at 7 p.m. ET.

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