The Warriors dropped a critical Game 4 against the Houston Rockets Tuesday at Oracle Arena, setting up a pivotal Game 5 in Houston Thursday. And while it may have been challenging for the team in Game 4 without Andre Iguodala, they may be without two of their best five players for Game 5.
Iguodala and Klay Thompson are both listed at questionable for Game 5, according to the latest injury report released Wednesday afternoon.
Injury report for tomorrow night's Game 5 at Houston: Andre Iguodala (left lateral leg contusion) & Klay Thompson (left knee strain) are questionable. Patrick McCaw (lumbar spine contusion) is out.
— Warriors PR (@WarriorsPR) May 23, 2018
Missing both players for the entire game would likely put the Warriors in a serious bind. Game 5 is not an elimination game, but if the Warriors fall to the Rockets Thursday, they will have to win two straight elimination games to advance to the NBA Finals, with the second of those games, Game 7, coming in Houston. Additionally, stretching the series to a Game 7 would give both Thompson and Iguodala less time to recover from their injuries before the NBA Finals start on May 31, should the Warriors advance that far.
Thompson suffered his injury in Game 4 after colliding with Rockets center Clint Capela and went to the locker room, but later returned to the game while playing through obvious pain and made multiple 3-pointers. Iguodala suffered his injury in Game 3 after knocking knees with Rockets guard James Harden.