Golden State Warriors' Stephen Curry has no pain, expected in Game 4

Golden State Warriors star guard Stephen Curry is expected to play in Game 4 against the Houston Rockets on Sunday after experiencing no pain in his right ankle at practice.

Head coach Steve Kerr gave the update after Saturday's practice as the Warriors prepared for the Rockets in the Western Conference first-round series.

"I expect him to play, he looked fine," Kerr said after Curry practiced with the team Saturday.

Curry joined in a five-on-five scrimmage during practice at Toyota Center in Houston. The Warriors officially listed Curry as probable for Sunday's game.

"We went full-court, five-on-five and he didn't have any pain this morning or after the workout," Kerr said Saturday. "So we're expecting him to play, but we'll see how he is (Sunday) morning."

Kerr may place a minutes restriction on Curry.

"The conditioning and the rhythm is an issue, after being out that long, but we'll monitor it," Kerr said. "Steph doesn't generally take too long to get his rhythm back, so I think he'll be fine. But we may have to alter the substitution pattern a little bit and get him out earlier, depending on his wind."

Curry missed the last two games after spraining his ankle in Game 1.

"It's not pain. It's like soreness that comes along with all that my ankle's been through," Curry said after Saturday's practice. "It's kind of to be expected and I see it as, this is kind of my playoff thing. Everybody has something they're dealing with in some way shape or form. It's stable ... no swelling or anything so I can do everything I need to do."

The reigning league MVP said he wanted to play in Golden State's 97-96 loss to Houston on Thursday night. The teams split the two games Curry was out and Golden State leads the series 2-1.

"It's tough," Curry said. "It's the playoffs, man, it's what you want to be ready for and you see your guys out there fighting, doing what they need to do to help us get wins. I want to be out there with them and enjoy that atmosphere. So, hopefully Game 3 was the last one I'll miss."

During the regular season, Curry averaged 30.1 points, 6.7 assists and 5.4 rebounds while making an NBA-record 402 3-pointers.