{"id":47744,"date":"2025-03-28T08:47:46","date_gmt":"2025-03-28T08:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=47744"},"modified":"2025-03-28T08:47:46","modified_gmt":"2025-03-28T08:47:46","slug":"alert-warriors-get-bad-news-as-playoff-chase-gets-tighter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=47744","title":{"rendered":"ALERT: Warriors Get Bad News As Playoff Chase Gets Tighter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1984146271-e1743097133991.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1984146271-e1743097133991.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1984146271-e1743097133991.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/GettyImages-1984146271-e1743097133991.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Warriors Get Bad News As Playoff Chase Gets Tighter\" width=\"780\" height=\"440\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Head coach Steve Kerr of the Golden State Warriors reacts from the bench.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The reeling Golden State Warriors suffered another injury blow as the postseason race gets tighter with 10 games left in the regular season.<\/p>\n<p>On Thursday, March 27, Anthony Slater of The Athletic reported that key reserve Gary Payton II will be out for \u201csome amount of time\u201d with a thumb injury.<\/p>\n<p>ESPN\u2019s Shams Charania later added that Payton II is out for an \u201cindefinite period.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Payton II is averaging 11.5 points on 46.4% 3-point shooting with 4.0 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 1.3 steals in 21.0 minutes across 11 games in March. The defensive guard\u2019s emergence on offense has made him an indispensable part of the rotation.<\/p>\n<h2>No More Margin For Error<\/h2>\n<p>The Warriors have lost their last two games without franchise star Stephen Curry (pelvic contusion) to surrender their stranglehold of the sixth seed in the strong Western Conference. The Los Angeles Clippers caught up with them following their 126-113 win over the New York Knicks on Wednesday, March 26.<\/p>\n<p>The Minnesota Timberwolves are just half-game behind them as the margin for error has shrunk for the struggling Warriors.<\/p>\n<p>According to Tankathon, the Warriors have the toughest schedule among the three teams racing for the sixth seed to automatically qualify for the playoffs. They have the 12th strongest schedule remaining with half of their last 10 games against the four of the West\u2019s top five teams \u2014 Houston Rockets, Denver Nuggets, Memphis Grizzlies, Los Angeles Lakers \u2014 and the Clippers.<\/p>\n<p>The Timberwolves, who have the sixth easiest schedule, have four of their last nine games against lottery-bound teams. On the other hand, the Clippers are just a notch below the Warriors in terms of strength of schedule.<\/p>\n<p>The Clippers\u2019 last 11 games feature only four games against winning teams, including that critical match against the Warriors on the final day of the regular season.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018We Definitely Need 30 Back\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>A dejected Jimmy Butler made a candid admission following their embarrassing 26-point loss in Miami where he only scored 11 points on 5-of-12 shooting and was minus-19 in 29 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe definitely need 30 back,\u201d\u00a0Butler told reporters. \u201cBut we want him to be right. We\u2019re still expected to win. We got to put out a better effort than we have the last two games. If he\u2019s back, I think it\u2019ll be different.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Curry\u2019s second straight game absence took a huge toll on the Warriors, who failed to get their offense going against the Heat\u2019s aggressive defense. Their 88 points were their lowest since scoring 85 in a 30-point beating at the hands of the defending champion Boston Celtics\u00a0on Jan. 20.<\/p>\n<p>Curry joined the Warriors in Miami but did not play even after he was upgraded to questionable.<\/p>\n<p>Golden State coach Steve Kerr said they did not want to throw caution in the wind despite Curry looking good in the team\u2019s practice.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe wasn\u2019t quite there, we just can\u2019t risk it,\u201d\u00a0Kerr told reporters. \u201cHe worked out yesterday and he looked good but at the very end of the workout, one movement that he made that didn\u2019t quite feel right.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>But the good news is Kerr expects Curry to return on Friday, March 28, against the\u00a0New Orleans Pelicans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKnowing the schedule, when we have got the next two days off, I think it will be a full week when he returns,\u201d Kerr said.<\/p>\n<p>The 37-year-old Curry is averaging 24.2 points, 6.0 assists and 4.4 rebounds this season while shooting 39.4% from the 3-point line.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Injury woes hit the Warriors hard as they fight for playoff position. 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