Steve Kerr defends Stephen Curry's low minute total after loss

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Steve Kerr defended the decision to play Stephen Curry just 30 minutes in Sunday's 114-110 loss to the Timberwolves, saying the Warriors 'can't expect to just ride Steph game after game after game.'

He was ready -- he was expecting -- to come back in. But he remained on the bench for 11 straight minutes.

Curry scored 31 points on 9-of-21 shooting in his 30 minutes, including five 3-pointers. Golden State was plus-6 in the minutes Curry was on the court, and minus-10 when he wasn't."We can't expect to just ride Steph game after game after game," Kerr said."We've put the burden of this franchise on his shoulders for 15 years. We can't expect him to play 35 minutes ...

Just two weeks ago, the Golden State Warriors were motivated to work their way out of the play-in tournament to secure themselves a top-6 seed. But now, as Curry alluded to, their hopes for just the 10-seed are hanging on by a thread.

 

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