When Stephen Curry limped off the floor in the first half of Game 1 in the Warriors’ Western Conference semifinals series against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the conventional wisdom was that he took with him his team’ best chances for a deep postseason run.

It was clear the Golden State Warriors would be fighting an uphill battle against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference semifinals once Steph Curry went down with a hamstring strain, and the struggles are now evident.

Golden State Warriors Steph Curry is listed as out for Game 5 Wednesday against the Minnesota Timberwolves (9:30 p.m. ET, TNT). That’s tough news for the Warriors, who trail the Timberwolves 3-1 in the best-of-7 Western Conference semifinals series.