While the Golden State Warriors may have come into their game against the Oklahoma City Thunder undefeated without Stephen Curry playing a single minute, the numbers with him off the floor have told a quite telling — and all too familiar — story.
In 783 non-garbage time possessions, the Warriors have scored a measly 105.7 points per 100 possessions without Curry on the floor. That would be the equivalent of the 28th ranked offense in the NBA, per Cleaning The Glass. This has been a testament to the problem they have had since time immemorial: the lack of a serviceable scorer behind Curry to act as a ballast whenever he’s on the bench, or more importantly whenever he has to miss games.