Warriors rolling along despite loss of key players

The loss of one leading player to injury would be cause for panic for most NBA teams but the reigning champion Golden State Warriors have such impressive depth that they have cruised along despite missing a handful of regulars. The Warriors own the league's longest active winning streak after victories in each of their last 10 games despite missing five regulars, including two-time MVP Stephen Curry who missed his sixth straight game on Wednesday with a sprained ankle. "We've been successful without him so far because of our depth, and we don't make excuses when some of our best players are injured." In addition to Curry, who will miss the Christmas Day game against the Cleveland Cavaliers -- a clash featuring the teams who competed in the last three NBA Finals -- the Warriors have also been without Draymond Green (shoulder) and Zaza Pachulia (shoulder) for five of their last six games.