Golden State Warriors: 5 Reasons To Remain Calm For Game 5
1. Stephen Curry Will Be All Right
Speaking of rest, the biggest takeaway from a potentially disastrous night was that Steph Curry seemed okay. I’ll admit I was not onboard with the decision to put Curry back into the game with the Dubs down double-digits (and up 3-0 in the series). Last night wasn’t a Game 7 or everything, and it seemed like there was little benefit to playing him compared to the potential risks.
But the Warriors training staff did clear him to play after administering the proper concussion tests. Do you really think they’d have made a decision with their 27-year-old MVP like that if they weren’t ABSOLUTELY certain he was okay to play?
Curry air-balling his first shot wasn’t a good look, but he built some momentum with his shot after he got back into the flow, draining a couple of step-back threes the way we’ve seen him do all season long.
Head and neck injuries are among the most troubling in all of sports, but the fact that he was able to return and knock down some shots was a definite positive. That fall also could’ve been a lot worse given what we know now, since Curry was dangerously close to breaking his arm, wrist and/or shoulder they way he landed.
In his postgame press conference, Curry seemed perfectly coherent and handled all manner of questions about his fall, his injury, what symptoms he was/wasn’t showing and what he had to go through to get back out on the court. Most importantly, he was not the one pushing the training staff to get back out there. He did as he was told and played it safe until both parties decided he could return.
Steph Curry made it clear--very clear--that he didn't rush back into the game recklessly. Said the doctors OK'd him every step of the way.
— Tim Kawakami (@timkawakami) May 26, 2015
The Warriors didn’t come out prepared to close the series last night, even before Curry’s injury. They’ll be more focused in Game 5, and as long as there are no lingering effects from that spill, there’s no reason to think Chef Curry and his teammates will be unprepared to wrap this series up in five.
Next: Stephen Curry: Top 10 Moments From His MVP Season
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