Stephen Curry is unlikely to return to the Golden State Warriors' lineup for Game 3 on Saturday as he recovers from a sprained right MCL.

"It's tough to see him playing Saturday," Steve Kerr said of Game 3 at Portland.

Curry has yet to play 3-on-3 but he could play 2-on-2 with assistants before Saturday's game and practice Sunday.

"We need to see him in rhythm, cutting, moving and see how he responds the next day," Kerr said.

Curry has been ramping up workouts in the weight room and doing some drills on the court apart from the rest of the team.

"The good thing is that he's gotten better and better each day with his rehab, and so now he's taking things out onto the court," Kerr said. "So if that progress continues, then yeah, it's conceivable he could practice with us on Sunday and get some timing and rhythm and see how he responds.

"Everything's gone very smoothly. He hasn't had any setbacks."