Curry hopes to be 100 percent for Game 1

OAKLAND, Calif. - Stephen Curry surprised coach Steve Kerr with how quickly he found his groove the past two games after returning from a right knee injury, even with a few more misses than usual for the MVP.

Now, Curry and the Golden State Warriors push into the Western Conference finals against Oklahoma City counting on their superstar to be fully healthy for an entire round for the first time this postseason.

There's no way he won't be making as big an impact as he possibly can as the defending champions move closer to their goal of a repeat title.

''Hopefully, it will be close to 100 percent by Monday night,'' Curry said after Friday's practice.

Fellow Splash Brother Klay Thompson, who carried the load on both ends of the floor during Curry's absence for much of the first two rounds, is counting on it.

So far, Curry's return has been seamless - even more so than Kerr had foreseen while Curry was out. The Coach of the Year figured there might be a transition period as everybody got comfortable again.

''It has (been smooth),'' Thompson said. ''Anyone can see that. He hasn't missed a beat.''

Draymond Green practiced after suffering a left ankle injury during Wednesday's series clincher against Portland, while 7-foot center Andrew Bogut sat out Friday's workout with a strained muscle in his right leg.

The hope is that Bogut will return to practice Saturday and be ready for Monday night's Game 1 against the Thunder at Oracle Arena. An MRI wasn't in the plans for Bogut's injury.

After a whirlwind week that included becoming the NBA's first unanimous MVP on Tuesday, Curry looked forward to taking some much-needed downtime between now and the next round to rest his body and mind.

''You go from missing three weeks, two and a half weeks to playing significant minutes in 48 hours, especially with what the day in between was like, it kind of shocks your body so you've got to take advantage of these three days we have off to get refreshed and rejuvenated mentally and physically, and get ready to play.''

Curry came off the bench and overcame a slow start to score 40 points in a 132-125 Game 4 overtime win at Portland on Monday night, including an NBA-record 17 in overtime. He then started and scored 29 in Wednesday's clincher against the Trail Blazers.

''It went really well, obviously. He was much better than we could have ever hoped or expected given the length of time that he was out,'' Kerr said. ''He was phenomenal in both games, showing why he was the MVP. Now it's great to get him a few days of practice, a few more days to treat the injury. Hopefully we can put this injury behind him by the time we start this next series.''