Stephen Curry will miss Game 5 of the second round series between the Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves with the hamstring strain that has kept him out since Game 1, the team announced Tuesday. That means Golden State, trailing in the series 3-1, will face elimination without their best player on Wednesday.

The Golden State Warriors are down and Stephen Curry is out for Game 5, unable to return from a strained left hamstring that sidelined him in Game 1. Facing a 3-1 deficit against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference semifinals,

With Curry on the court, the Warriors might be contenders in these playoffs. Without him, they're starved and staring at an early exit.