3 reasons the Warriors will bounce back stronger than ever in 2021

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA - MARCH 07: Andrew Wiggins #22 of the Golden State Warriors celebrates with teammates Juan Toscano-Anderson #95, Mychal Mulder #15 and Damion Lee #1 after making a basket in the first half against the Philadelphia 76ers at Chase Center on March 07, 2020 in San Francisco, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images) /

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Health

It should go without saying that most of the Golden State Warriors problems last season were caused by the injuries to the two players pictured above. Along with injuries to Kevin Looney and others, the Warriors season was destined for the bottom.

Stephen Curry has played in more than 69 games a season in six out of the last seven seasons. This year, he played in five of them. He has been an All-Star the last six seasons consecutively. On top of his other phenomenal stats, you can see why Curry is valuable.

Klay Thompson was in the same boat.

He played in more than 73 games every year since his rookie season. This year, he didn’t even get to participate in one game. The reincarnation of the splash brother next year will bounce them back.

When you look at the two of their stats together, the Warriors were missing 48.5 points and 9.0 assists per game. If you add those numbers back into the game by game season, the Warriors record would look vastly different.

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