Golden State Warriors: 5 Keys To Surviving Kevin Durant Injury

3. Curry Carrying The Scoring Load

With both Curry and KD capable of joining free agency this summer, it’s too soon to wonder or worry about what this injury might mean for the Dubs, especially if they fall short of winning a title with four top-20 players on their roster.

However, one thing we do know is that with a health Kevin Durant, Curry hasn’t needed to do as much. When the two-time MVP went 0-for-11 against the Philadelphia 76ers two games ago, the Warriors still won comfortably by double digits. Even when he went 2-for-9 from deep against the Wizards and Durant left the game in the first quarter, the Dubs still had a chance to beat a very good Washington team.

Now that KD is sidelined for the next month, this will be a good opportunity for Curry to rediscover his MVP-caliber scoring touch and come through for the league’s top-ranked offense.

This is not to say Curry has been bad or a disappointment this year by any stretch. We’ve seen him light up the scoreboard as an instant supernova PLENTY of times this season, even with Durant on the court.

But with Curry’s numbers dipping to 24.8 points per game on .466/.404/.916 shooting splits, it’s no secret he’s taken a step back from the 30.1 points per game and .504/.454/.908 shooting splits he hoisted last year in his second MVP season.

KD’s absence is a potential roadblock to this team’s title aspirations, but it could also be a chance for Curry to re-establish himself as the team’s leading scorer/heat check. We’ve already seen so many times where the Warriors come out flat and don’t play their best, but a Steph Curry supernova winds up serving as the ultimate trump card.

If he can rediscover that otherworldly efficiency and bust out of this recent shooting slump, the Dubs may be better off for it down the road when they do get Durant back.