Stephen Curry will not play for the Golden State Warriors for at least three games because his leg muscle is a little hurt.

The Warriors said Curry will not play for at least a week because of an 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 play the next game at home instead of the Timberwolves.

Coach Steve Kerr said that in the playoffs every year, teams have to change. This is because of things like their plan, players getting hurt, or who is playing. He also said his team has changed before and thinks they can do it again.

Game 2 will be played in Minneapolis on Thursday. The series then moves to San Francisco for Game 3 on Saturday and Game 4 on Monday. It seems Curry could return for Game 5 on May 14. Conveniently, this is followed by three days off before Game 6 on May 18.

Curry has never had a serious leg muscle injury before, so we don't know how long he will be away. People are asking if the Warriors team can play well enough without him until he comes back later in the games. But, it's probably not a good idea for them to think that will definitely happen.

Kerr said, "We think our defense is the best in the league, and we have shown this lately."

But this team is not as good as the Golden State teams from the past when the players were younger and better.

The Warriors were happy with how the whole team played together in the first game. Jimmy Butler, Buddy Hield, and Green were important players. The coach used twelve different players in the game.

Without Curry, Butler will have the ball for most plays, like he did on Tuesday. Butler has been an All-Star player six times. He came to the team from Miami three months ago. When he arrived, he helped make the Warriors better at 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 in the first round against Houston.

Everyone on the team is ready to play. Players who join the game want to make good plays. So, you need to focus more on the game, the player you are playing against, and what they usually do. They are not just looking for Curry. Buddy and Jimmy will play harder, but they have other players who can score points, and they might try to do that together as a team.