Warriors' Playoff Hopes Dimmed by Injuries

0:00For the Golden State Warriors, it's March 2nd. Here's what's happening. The Golden State Warriors have battled through the play-in tournament the last two seasons, grabbing the 7th seed last year after beating Memphis, and bowing out early the year before to Sacramento. This time around, they aim to lock in a top-six spot in the West with fresh momentum from trading for Jimmy Butler, but major injuries have flipped the script. Butler tore his ACL and is done for the season, while Steven Curry has missed 10 games with a knee issue, and faces more time out. Those blows have dropped Golden State's eighth place, now five games behind the sixth seed Los Angeles Lakers, with just over 20 games left. Over the weekend, the Warriors fell hard to the Lakers by a score of 129 to 101, widening that gap. Coach Steve Curry admitted chasing the sixth seed looks tough now. Instead, the team is zeroing in on health and building steam for a possible postseason push, play-in or not. They are 4.5 games back of sixth, going into recent games, and safely ahead of 10th place.

1:04Meanwhile, talks worlds about shutting Curry down until the play-in, and Kirk clarified earlier comments on Kristop's porzingus missing his fifth. Straight game, the focus stays on recovery as the stretch run heats up. Appreciation to our sponsor for backing this episode. A pillow that sounds as good as it feels. Built for listening and bed, S-O-L-I-SoliPillow.com.