Warriors vs. Rockets Game 2 injury report

The full injury report for Wednesday’s game.

Tonight is arguably the biggest game of the season for the Golden State Warriors. After scoring an impressive 95-85 victory on Sunday in their first playoff game in two years, the Dubs hold a 1-0 series lead over the Houston Rockets. Now they’ll look to get greedy, and take a 2-0 lead.

With a win, the Warriors would put a serious stamp on the series by taking total control, while also announcing their contention to the rest of the conference. With a loss, momentum will start to swing back to the Rockets, who could regain home court advantage with a win in San Francisco in Games 3 or 4.

As in Game 1, the teams are mostly healthy, but there’s a worrying question mark for the Dubs. Here’s the full injury report.

Warriors

Questionable — Brandin Podziemski (illness)

Podz was one of Golden State’s best players in Game 1, and he’s become in indispensable part of both the opening and closing lineups. So him being questionable is of huge concern. He has a stomach issue, and is considered a game-time decision.

Available — Steph Curry (right thumb splint)

Curry was on the injury report over the two off days, but thankfully is good to go. I don’t need to explain the importance of that.

Available — Gary Payton II (left thumb splint)

Just a couple of dudes playing through thumb splints.

Rockets

Out — Jae’Sean Tate (right ankle impingement)

Tate only played in 52 games this year, and hasn’t played in exactly two weeks. His absence isn’t huge for the Rockets, as he might have been out of the playoff rotation anyway, but it’s certainly a loss of depth.

Out — Jock Landale (right knee contusion)

Landale only played 42 games this year, but more due to being out of the rotation than dealing with injuries. As long as Steven Adams is healthy, there’s not a lot of opportunity for the 6’11 Landale.

Enjoy the game, Dub Nation! It tips off at 6:30 p.m. PT on TNT.