UPDATE: Curry is available to play Friday.

Stephen Curry missed the last two games due to a pelvis injury. While he’s officially designated as questionable for Friday’s contest against the New Orleans Pelicans, there’s a good chance he returns to action as Curry practiced on Thursday and head coach Steve Kerr was optimistic.

Gary Payton II and Quinten Post started the last two games in place of Curry. Payton suffered a torn ligament in his shooting hand and is out for at least a week. Post will return to a reserve role.
Golden State lost the last two games without Curry, so his 24.2 points, 4.4 treys, 4.4 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 1.1 steals will be welcomed back with open arms. The Warriors are currently tied for sixth in the Western Conference with a 41-31 record. They are only three games back of the four seed and 6.5 games in front of the 10 seed.
Over the last 10 games, New Orleans has been dead last in defensive rating while playing at the 15th-fastest pace.