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Stephen Curry scored 45 points in three quarters against the Clippers on Saturday, hitting eight of his 16 three-point attempts and continuing his best offensive stretch of the season. He followed that up with 32 points on 17 shots against Denver.

Then he rolled the same ankle that cost him 11 games during shootaround Wednesday and didn't play against the Clippers. Not a biggie, according to the Warriors, who aren't nearly as worried about this sprain as they were the one several weeks ago.

However, as The Athletic's Anthony Slater points out:

But there also isn't ZERO long-term concern. This is the same right ankle he just sprained, the same right ankle that had just healed, the same right ankle that went through two surgeries a couple years back, the same right ankle that needed those surgeries because of how often it tweaked and turned and sprained, sometimes on somewhat routine moves.

The Clippers loss on Wednesday, in which Klay Thompson also rested, shone a light on a Warriors weakness you wouldn't expect. They're a suspect outside-shooting team whenever Curry, Durant or Thompson can't play.

Nick Young's a chucker who has flirted with 40 percent from deep all year, but he takes a lot off the table defensively. Beyond him, there's nobody opponents worry about beyond the arc.

L.A. snapped the Warriors' five-game winning streak, and now a five-game road trip looms. If Curry's ankle injury is more serious than expected, or if the Dubs simply don't want to risk it, we could see another defeat or two next week.

For now, Golden State's massive edge in net rating and proven ability to thrive without Curry earn it another week at the top. But Boston could pull ahead if the Dubs drop another game.

Stats courtesy of Basketball Reference, Cleaning the Glass or NBA.com unless otherwise specified. Accurate through games played Thursday, Jan. 11.

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