{"id":38633,"date":"2021-03-30T11:30:43","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T15:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=38633"},"modified":"2021-04-08T21:27:22","modified_gmt":"2021-04-09T01:27:22","slug":"golden-state-warriors-steph-curry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2021\/03\/30\/golden-state-warriors-steph-curry\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden State Warriors Poised to Make Late Surge, Steph Curry Returns"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Golden State Warriors<\/a> returned to full health on Monday and delivered a resounding 116-102 win over the Chicago Bulls<\/a>. Superstar Steph Curry<\/a><\/strong> made a successful return to the court, posting 32 points, five rebounds, and six assists on 11-24 shooting, 6-14 from three, and 4-5 from the line. This marks the Warriors’ 23rd win of the season and keeps them in the hunt for the playoffs.<\/p>\n

Golden State Poised to Make Late-season Surge, Steph Curry Returns<\/h2>\n

Curry missed five games after injuring his tailbone in the win over the Houston Rockets<\/a>. In his absence, Golden State went 1-4 with their sole win coming against the Memphis Grizzlies<\/a>. Curry’s mere presence opens the floor for the Warriors who look stuck in mud when he’s not on the floor. Star forward Draymond Green<\/a><\/strong> is a defensive menace but his offensive deficiencies are exacerbated when his superstar teammate is absent.<\/p>\n

While the Warriors aren’t the dominant force of yesteryear in 2020-21, Golden State’s schedule has been one of the toughest thus far. They have played 30 games versus teams over .500 (10-20) but just 17 games against teams below .500 (13-4 record). If you dig deep in the schedule, Golden State ranks 27th in schedule difficulty and will play 16 teams below .500 down the stretch.<\/p>\n

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The Golden State Warriors have the 27th most difficult schedule remaining and will play 16 sub.500 teams in their final 25 games<\/p>\n

GS plays 8 games vs teams below them in the West:<\/p>\n

3 vs Oklahoma City
2 vs New Orleans
2 vs Houston
1 vs Minnesota<\/p>\n

Set to make a run down the stretch pic.twitter.com\/enVdlPJk3A<\/a><\/p>\n

— Eagle Moneyball (@geola388) March 30, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n