Coming off a 47 point effort on Saturday against the Boston Celtics, Steph Curry is listed as questionable with left ankle soreness for the Golden State Warriors’ tilt against the eastern-conference leading Philadelphia 76ers.
During the fourth quarter of Saturday’s thrilling battle with Jayson Tatum and the Celtics, Curry rolled his ankle with seven minutes remaining in the contest. Despite appearing in pain after tweaking his ankle, Curry remained in the game to tally his 10th consecutive contest with 32 or more points.
Via @NBCSWarriors on Twitter:
This is the play Steph rolled his left ankle pic.twitter.com/N6wx4ehPrO
— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) April 18, 2021
In a tough loss to Boston, 119-114, the seven-time All-Star point guard notched a game-high 47 points on 15-of-27 shooting from the floor with 11 triples in 37 minutes.
Via @anthonyVslater on Twitter:
Steph Curry still listed as questionable tonight against the Sixers with that left ankle soreness.
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) April 19, 2021
During his scorching 10 game run, Curry is averaging 39.1 points on 54.6% shooting from the floor with 6.4 rebounds and 4.5 assists per contest. With Curry heating up, the Warriors have secured wins in five of their last seven games.
If Curry is sidelined, the Warriors will likely start Jordan Poole in the backcourt alongside Kelly Oubre Jr. or Kent Bazemore. The second-year guard is averaging 10.8 points on 43.5% shooting from the field in 18 minutes off the bench per contest.
Steve Kerr will have Damion Lee, Mychal Mulder, Nico Mannion and Gary Payton II as options to come off the bench in a potentially shorthanded backcourt against the Sixers.
The Warriors will meet the Sixers at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Monday at 4:30 p.m. PT.
