OAKLAND, Calif. — Postseason life without Stephen Curry resumed for the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday morning, and it was impossible for them not to sense his absence.

At the end of practice, at the basket that Curry usually occupies with the assistant coach Bruce Fraser, Anderson Varejao filled the void by stepping in to take some jumpers of his own. Varejao, a reserve center, has had a fine career, but somehow it was not quite the same.

At an adjacent basket, a player of greater significance to the team’s postseason aspirations worked on his shooting mechanics. Shaun Livingston, one of the most steady-handed backup point guards in the N.B.A., is expected to start for the Warriors on Wednesday night when they play the Houston Rockets in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series.

It will not be a new experience for Livingston, who was pushed into a starting role when Curry missed Games 2 and 3 with an ankle injury. But with Curry probably sidelined at least two weeks with a sprained right knee, Livingston will shoulder even more responsibility as the Warriors, with a 3-1 series lead, look to advance without their best player.