Steph Curry is back and ramping up after missing 27 games with a knee injury. He dropped 29 off the bench in his return. Warriors are locked at the 10-seed (37-44) — they'll need to win two play-in ga

Stephen Curry is back on the court after a two-month nightmare. The Warriors star missed 27 consecutive games with patella-femoral pain syndrome and bone bruising in his right knee, but he returned on April 5 and immediately reminded everyone who he is — 29 points off the bench with five threes in a narrow loss to Houston.

Two days later against Sacramento, Curry added 17 points and four more threes, coming off the bench and playing under 30 minutes as Golden State manages his workload. Head coach Steve Kerr has been gradually increasing Curry's minutes, and the Warriors are hoping to get Steph, Kristaps Porzingis, and Al Horford all on the court together before the play-in.

Golden State is locked into the 10-seed at 37-44 — their worst record of the Curry era. They'll need to win the 9-10 elimination game (likely at the Clippers), then win the 7-8 loser's game just to make the playoffs. It's a brutal path, but if anyone can will a team through it, it's Steph.