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NBA Fans React to Steph Curry News for Warriors-Rockets Game 1

The Golden State Warriors announced Steph Curry's status for Game 1 against the Houston Rockets
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Apr 15, 2025; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) flexes after making a free throw against the Memphis Grizzlies in the fourth quarter at the Chase Center.
Apr 15, 2025; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) flexes after making a free throw against the Memphis Grizzlies in the fourth quarter at the Chase Center. | Cary Edmondson-Imagn Images

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The first round of the Western Conference Playoffs is set to be a healthy one for the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets.

With their series kicking off Sunday, the Warriors released the first iteration of their availability report Saturday evening. It bore good news for Golden State: both Steph Curry and Gary Payton II are AVAILABLE despite nagging thumb injuries.

Unsurprisingly, the news made its rounds on social media.

"Playoff ready," one fan wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

"Fully healthy warriors," another said. "Don't run."

Golden State enters the series as underdogs after falling to the No. 7 seed in the final stretch of the regular season. If it wants a chance at knocking off the Rockets without home court advantage, it will have to lean heavily on Curry. Luckily for the Warriors, he's delivered this season.

In 70 appearances, the point guard averaged 24.5 points, 4.4 rebounds and six assists on 45 percent shooting from the field and just under 40 percent from 3. Golden State finished the season 48-34, won the first game of the Western Conference Play-In Tournament over the Memphis Grizzlies and now hits the road to Houston for a pair of games before returning home.

Tipoff of Game 1 between the Warriors and Rockets at Toyota Center is set for 9:30 p.m. EST Sunday.

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MATT GUZMAN

Matt Guzman is a sports journalist and storyteller from Austin, Texas. He serves as a credentialed reporter and site manager for San Antonio Spurs On SI and a staff writer for multiple collegiate sites in the same network. In the world of professional sports, he is a firm believer that athletes are people, too, and intends to tell stories of players and teams’ true, behind-the-scenes character that otherwise would not be seen through strong narrative writing, hooking ledes and passionate words.

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