STEPHEN CURRY HAD just found Draymond Green open on the wing for a 3-pointer, giving the Golden State Warriors a 30-20 lead Tuesday night in the second quarter of Game 1 and forcing the Minnesota Timberwolves to call a timeout.

They went through such bad luck in 2016 when Stephen Curry suffered a sprained knee in the first round and was never quite the same the rest of the playoffs. The Dubs face this reality once again after their dynamic superstar was diagnosed with a Grade 1 hamstring strain that would force him out of action for at least a week.

The Golden State Warriors stole Game 1 on the road against the Minnesota Timberwolves in their second-round playoff series, even without Stephen Curry for a majority of the game. That meant someone else needed to step up, and in this case it was Jimmy Butler and Buddy Hield, who combined for 44 points in the 99-88 win against the Wolves.