The whole lot has gone incorrect for the Golden State Warriors this season. They resolved a little bit of in-house drama with the Jonathon Kuminga commerce, however they’ve been with out Stephen Curry and Jimmy Butler since earlier than the All Star break. Butler is out for the foreseeable future with a torn ACL, whereas Curry has been coping with a knee ailment of his personal and hasn’t performed for the reason that finish of January. With out these two guys, Golden State’s already slim margin of competing with the league’s finest turns into nonexistent. They’re going to play some further basketball within the play-in because of an 11-game cushion between them and the eleventh spot West group and Curry is predicted to return quickly, however nobody is anticipating them to make any severe noise as presently constructed.
The San Antonio Spurs in the meantime proceed to roll alongside in the direction of the tip of the common season. They’ve misplaced simply 2 video games for the reason that starting of February, solidifying themselves alongside the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder as the 2 preeminent squads within the league because the playoffs strategy. Tonight’s sport is the primary on their final street journey of the common season, a 3-game trek that begins in California and ends in Denver. They’re on the cusp of their first 60-win season since 2016-2017 and with the #1 seed very a lot nonetheless up for grabs, don’t count on them to ease up now.
San Antonio Spurs (54-18) at Golden State Warriors (36-39)April 1 2026 | 9:00 PM CTWatch: ESPN | Hear: WOAI (1200 AM)
Spurs Accidents: David Jones-Garcia, OUT
Warriors Accidents: Stephen Curry, knee (OUT), Jimmy Butler, knee (OUT), Moses Moody, knee (OUT), Al Horford, calf (OUT), Will Richard, knee (daily), Quinten Publish, foot (daily)
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