The Golden State Warriors are just trying to stay alive long enough to get Stephen Curry back. After falling short in Game 2 despite what felt like a best-shot type of effort, getting 63 points from Jimmy Butler and the suddenly revitalized Jonathan Kuminga,

Well, ESPN's Shams Charania estimated on Saturday evening that a possible Game 6 return on May 18 is the earliest that Curry could come back for Golden State at this point. He'll be evaluated again on Wednesday to see where he is in his recovery.

Stephen Curry continues to be sidelined with a grade one hamstring strain. In his absence, the rest of the Golden State Warriors' rotation must step up to try to fill the void. Buddy Hield will undoubtedly be relied upon to keep the floor spacing and force defenses into some tough decisions.