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Steph Curry could only watch from the bench once again Wednesday night as the Golden State Warriors had their season come to an end with a loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 of their Western Conference semifinals series.
Steph Curry couldn't be there for the Golden State Warriors given his hamstring injury, so he could only watch as his team got eliminated by the Minnesota Timberwolves. And after one shot by Julius Randle, cameras caught his stunned expression that really summed it all up.
Shaquille O'Neal shared his thoughts on the series shortly after Golden State's season-ending loss. According to the Hall of Fame big man, it's very much possible that it's the Warriors who would have came out on top of this series if only Curry didn't suffer that hamstring injury.
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BasketballNetwork.net on MSNStephen A. thinks we have seen the last of Curry as a champion: "There's too much resistance in the Western Conference for Golden State"The ESPN star emphasized that Curry remains one of the league's best. Despite being 37, Steph is as sharp as ever, as he averaged 24.5 points, 6.0 assists, and 4.4 rebounds per game this season. Stephen A., though, outlined that it'sSteph's help that's lacking.
Steph Curry went through a fairly strenuous workout on the team's practice court before Saturday's Game 3. Can the Warriors stay afloat?
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According to Kenny Smith, a lot will be determined by how Golden State starts Game 5. "We will know how close Steph Curry is by the first quarter of the Golden State," Smith declared. Charles Barkley couldn't quite understand Smith's mindset here, and the former NBA MVP just had to call him out.
Fast forward a few months, and Minnesota is headed back to the conference finals in no small part because of Randle, who continued the best stretch of basketball of his postseason -- and probably professional -- life with 27 points on 12-of-17 shooting on Wednesday as the Wolves eliminated the Warriors in five games.