The Golden State Warriors are down 3-1 to the Minnesota Timberwolves and could use Stephen Curry, but he won't be returning unless his hamstring is ready to go.

The Golden State Warriors are in grave trouble. Even though they won Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series against the Minnesota Timberwolves, they lost Stephen Curry in that game to a hamstring strain. He hasn't played since, and as a result, the Warriors have lost the last three games of the series and now trail three games to one.

In nearly 1,000 possessions prior to the playoffs, Golden State had a plus-12.8 net rating when Butler was on the floor without Curry. In those same non-Curry minutes, Butler averaged 24.9 points and 7.6 assists per 75 possessions, with a 63.7 true shooting percentage.