{"id":117336,"date":"2026-04-07T04:44:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T04:44:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/steph-curry-returns-with-a-statement-but-warriors-fall-short\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T04:44:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T04:44:21","slug":"steph-curry-returns-with-a-statement-but-warriors-fall-short","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/04\/07\/steph-curry-returns-with-a-statement-but-warriors-fall-short\/","title":{"rendered":"Steph Curry Returns With a Statement But Warriors Fall Short"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Stephen Curry is back, and it didn\u2019t take long for him to remind everyone what he changes when he hits the court.<\/p>\n<p>After a 27-game absence, Curry dropped 29 points in just 26 minutes against the Houston Rockets, nearly willing the Golden State Warriors to a comeback win.<\/p>\n<p>Down double digits late, Curry led a surge in the final minutes and had a chance to win it at the buzzer, a deep 30-footer that just missed as Golden State fell 117\u2013116.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLooked great when it left his hands,\u201d said Kevin Durant. \u201cI was a little nervous seeing that ball in the air.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Curry\u2019s return didn\u2019t start smoothly. Coming off the bench by choice to manage his workload, he checked in midway through the first quarter but struggled early.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFirst run was rough,\u201d Curry <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com.au\/nba\/story\/_\/id\/48409996\/stephen-curry-puts-29-return-nearly-hands-warriors-win\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>. \u201cSecond run was great.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That second run came quickly. He began to find rhythm before halftime, then took over in stretches across the third and fourth quarters, scoring 22 of his 29 points after the break.<\/p>\n<p>Warriors head coach Steve Kerr acknowledged the level of difficulty in Curry\u2019s return matchup.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t think there\u2019s a tougher defender in the league for him to have his first game against than Amen Thompson,\u201d Kerr said. \u201cThat\u2019s quite a test. Steph looked amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite the loss, the bigger takeaway was clear, Curry\u2019s presence immediately shifts everything for Golden State.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can just feel it,\u201d Kerr said. \u201cWe\u2019re back in the mix. We\u2019re back in the fight with Steph. \u2026 It doesn\u2019t take much for him to find his rhythm. His rhythm is also our rhythm. \u2026 He changes everything.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Curry, meanwhile, is staying measured as he works back from what he described as a lingering knee issue.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGot to be smart and do the right thing for the right reasons,\u201d Curry said. \u201cAll I\u2019m looking forward to is Tuesday.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foreverbet.com\/en-us\/sportsbook?utm_source=basketballforever&amp;utm_medium=sitearticle&amp;utm_ca%5B%E2%80%A6%5Dn=basketballforever500ph&amp;utm_term=CurryReturnWarriors&amp;lid=j0ytdho0wlyd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68968\" src=\"https:\/\/basketballforever.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/ForeverBet-BF-promotional-banner-var2-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"175\"\/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/basketballforever.com\/2026\/04\/01\/jj-redick-downplays-personal-milestone-as-lakers-hit-50-wins\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JJ Redick Downplays Personal Milestone as Lakers Hit 50 Wins<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/basketballforever.com\/2026\/04\/06\/steph-curry-returns-with-a-statement-falls-short\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stephen Curry is back, and it didn\u2019t take long for him to remind everyone what he changes when he hits the court. After a 27-game absence, Curry dropped 29 points in just 26 minutes against the Houston Rockets, nearly willing the Golden State Warriors to a comeback win. Down double digits late, Curry led a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":117337,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117336"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117336"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117336\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/117337"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117336"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117336"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/basketball.runfyers.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117336"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}