Stephen Curry certainly didn’t seem like he was in much pain as he burned the Cavaliers on Thursday night.
The Warriors star, who is facing a hip injury, scored a game-high 40 in Golden State’s 104-89 win over Cleveland. He scored 20 points in just the fourth quarter, and the Warriors edged the Cavs 36-8 in this period to claim the win.
Golden State will go into the second game of a fighting set having won nine of its last 10 games. The Warriors will face the Pistons in Detroit on Friday night, but is their MVP contender ready to compete?
Here are the latest updates on Curry’s status.
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During his post-match media stay on Thursday, Curry admitted that his hip still bothers him and noted that he will receive an evaluation from the medical team. Curry injured his left hip on Tuesday against the Nets after stepping in front of Brooklyn star James Harden and taking charge. He was officially listed as problematic when he entered the contest on Thursday, then upgraded to probable.
“That charge actually got me in a little bit of trouble, so I’m just trying to work it out a little bit,” Curry said. “So we’ll see how it feels when I wake up.”
Steph Curry said the accusation he had made against Harden the night before “confounded me a bit.” Hit him hard in the hip. “There’s not much meat there.” Looks like he missed tomorrow’s game in Detroit. “I have to get an assessment.” pic.twitter.com/8TuBBKiqm4
– Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) November 19, 2021
After Friday’s game against the Pistons, the Warriors will head back to Chase Center to take on the Raptors on Sunday.
Over 15 games, Curry averaged 29.5 points, 6.5 assists, 6.1 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game with 46.3/41.9/95.8 shots (scored). / 3 points / free throw). He is currently on track to break his own season record of only 3 points.
With nine triples tonight, Stephen Curry has broken his own record for the thirds hit by a player in the first 15 games of a season.
Top 3:
Curry, 85 (this season)
Curry, 80 (2018-19)
Curry, 74 (2015-16) pic.twitter.com/HW2ODWmXOR– NBA.com/Stats (@nbastats) November 19, 2021
THAN: Inside Curry’s record-setting speed in the period 2021-22
Warriors vs. Injury Report. Pistons
(Currently 8:30 a.m. ET on Friday)
| Team | Player | Status | Reason |
| Piston | Saben Lee | Outside | G League – about the quest |
| Piston | Isaiah Livers | Outside | Back to competitive conditions |
| Piston | Kelly Olynyk | Outside | Left knee; sprains |
| Piston | Jamorko Pickett | Outside | G League – two-way |
| Piston | Chris Smith | Outside | G League – two-way |
| Warrior | TBD | TBD | TBD |
