The former back-to-back MVP is still dealing with a hamstring strain that will force him to miss his third straight game of this series on Tuesday. While there was previously some optimism that Curry would be back for Game 5, it now appears that the soonest he will be able to return is for Game 6.

The Golden State Warriors are just trying to stay alive long enough to get Stephen Curry back. After falling short in Game 3 despite what felt like a best-shot type of effort, getting 63 points from Jimmy Butler and the suddenly revitalized Jonathan Kuminga,

Curry suffered a Grade 1 left hamstring strain during Game 1 of his team's Western Conference semifinals series against the Timberwolves. He did not return after scoring 13 points in 13 minutes.

After losing Game 4 of their Western Conference semifinal series on Monday to the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Golden State Warriors are in need of a miracle. Not only are they facing elimination, but they're also still dealing with the hamstring injury Stephen Curry sustained in Game 1 that has forced him to sit ever since.