Stephen Curry will not play for the Golden State Warriors in the next three games because of a small injury to his leg.

The Warriors said Curry will not play for at least a week because of his injury on Tuesday night. He had to leave the game early, but the team still won 99-88. Curry scored 13 points in 13 minutes. This helped Golden State get a good lead and win at home against the Timberwolves.

Every year in the playoffs, teams have to change. This could be the plan for the game, or if a player is hurt, or who is playing. So we just need to change,

Game 2 is in Minneapolis on Thursday. Then the games move to San Francisco for Game 3 on Saturday and Game 4 on Monday. Curry might come back for Game 5 on May 14. After that, there are three days off before Game 6 on May 18.

Curry has never had a serious leg injury before, so we don't know how long he will be gone. We also don't know if the Warriors team can win enough games without their best shooter until he returns. They should not expect him to come back soon.

Kerr said, "We think our team is the best at defense, and we have shown this in the last few months."

This team is not as good as the teams before. In the past, Curry and Draymond Green were younger. Klay Thompson and Andre Iguodala were also very important players. In 2018, they had Kevin Durant too.

The Warriors were happy with how they played in the first game. Many players helped, and Jimmy Butler, Buddy Hield, and Green were important leaders. Coach Kerr used 12 different players in the game.

When Curry is not playing, Butler will have the ball a lot, like he did on Tuesday. Butler is a six-time All-Star. He joined the team three months ago in a trade with Miami. He has helped the Warriors play better on offense and defense. In the first game, he got 20 points, 11 rebounds, and eight assists. He scored 20 or more points in four of the five games he played against Houston in the first round.

Everyone playing is ready. Everyone in the game wants to play well," said Mike Conley from the Timberwolves team. "So you need to focus more on the game and the person you are playing against, and what they often do. They don't just look for Curry. Buddy and Jimmy will try harder, but they have players who can score, and they might try to score as a team.