Sitting Kevin Durant the right move for the Warriors

The Warriors made the prudent move on Wednesday, about 90 minutes before game time. The Warriors did not want to take the risk of Durant aggravating the injury, which occurred in the second half of Game 1 on Sunday. Because everything about the Warriors and Durant is a big deal. The Warriors learned the hard way last season that rest and caution is the way to go. Stephen Curry injured himself in the first game of the playoffs against Houston, tweaking his right ankle and leaving twice to have it re-taped and returning to the game. Curry missed four more games with that injury - the finale of the Houston series and the first three games of the Portland series, including a Game 3 loss in Portland. The Warriors should win the series against Portland, even without Durant, even shorthanded - Shaun Livingston is out in Game 2 and Matt Barnes still isn't back from a rolled ankle. The Warriors learned how to play without Durant during the 19 games he was out with an unrelated left knee injury. [...] without him, the Warriors went on a 13-game winning streak.