On January 7, Beijing time, according to the Warriors reporter, Curry (quadriceps injury), Green (hip injury) and Toscano Anderson (ankle injury) will all miss today's back-to-back away game against the Pelicans. Thompson, who plans to return at home, will also continue to watch from the sidelines. Yesterday, they lost to the Lone Ranger 82-99 on the road, scoring a new season low for the Warriors at 82 points. Curry scored just 14 points and made just 5 of 24 shots.
Curry, 33, is in good health this season and is only the third game he has missed. Against the Lone Rangers, Curry suffered a quadriceps contusion during the game, and after the game, when it came to whether he could play against the Pelicans, Curry said that he was not optimistic about the current situation. In the end, as he himself had expected, Curry missed the game. In the 2019-20 season, Curry played only 5 games due to injury, and in the 2020-21 season, he played 63 of 72 games.
So far this season, Curry has averaged 26.8 points and 6.1 assists per game, and although his form has been sluggish in recent times, curry has received 2584623 votes in the latest all-star first round voting results, temporarily surpassing James (2018725 votes) by more than 560,000 votes, ranking first in the West and first in the league.
Green has played 33 games this season, averaging 8.8 points, 7.8 rebounds and 7.6 assists per game. He is a key member of the Warriors' offense and defense, and in the All-Star vote, he temporarily ranked fifth in the Western Conference frontcourt, behind James, Jokic, George and his teammate Wiggins.
At present, the Warriors are 29-8, which is the best record in the league as the Suns. In this game in which Curry and Green are absent, Wiggins and Poole are expected to erupt.