The Golden State Warriors were holding on to the eighth seed in the NBA Western Conference standings, but then guard Stephen Curry went down with a right knee injury that has kept him out 15 games and counting.
The Warriors have lost 10 of those 15 games, including a 130-124 overtime loss to the Chicago Bulls on March 10, to fall to the ninth spot in the Western Conference with a 32-33 record, resting 1 game behind the Los Angeles Clippers (33-32), who sit at the No. 8 spot.
Golden State has -175 odds of missing the 2026 NBA playoffs, as of March 11, according to BetMGM. The betting site has the Warriors at +140 to make the playoffs.
With 17 games remaining in the regular season, the Warriors will be without Curry at least an additional five games, the team announced Wednesday, due to patella-femoral pain syndrome and bone bruising in his right knee.
Curry was re-evaluated and seems to be making good progress.
‘He has been working out individually on the court in recent days and those workouts, based on his continued progress, will continue to intensify,’ the team said in a statement.
Curry is expected to be re-evaluated in 10 days. He last played Jan. 30 against the Detroit Pistons. Curry leads the team with 27.2 points per game.
Warriors postseason hopes
The Warriors still have a 27.4% chance to make the playoffs, according to ESPN’s 2025-26 Playoffs NBA Power Index.
The Warriors face the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday, March 13. Minnesota is currently 40-26, the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference.
The Warriors then go on a six-game road trip to take on the New York Knicks, Washington Wizards, Boston Celtics, Detroit Pistons, Atlanta Hawks and Dallas Mavericks. The Knicks, Celtics and Pistons are solid playoff-contending teams, holding the top three seeds in the East. The Hawks are currently at the No. 9-spot with a 34-31 record.
Golden State returns home for a pair of games against the Brooklyn Nets on March 25 and Wizards on March 27. Curry could theoretically return against the Nets following his re-evaluation. Neither of those East Coast teams are in the playoff hunt.
In the final month of the season, the Warriors will play five teams contending for the postseason. They start a five-game homestand against the San Antonio Spurs on April 1, then the next day, they host the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Houston Rockets come to town on April 5, while the Sacramento Kings visit the Bay Area on April 7. The Warriors’ final regular-season meeting with the Lakers is on April 9. Golden State finishes the regular season on the road against Sacramento on April 10 and the Clippers on April 12.
The Warriors have to remain between the No. 7 and No. 10 seeds to be eligible for the 2026 NBA Play-In Tournament, which will take place from April 14 to 17.