Warriors reporter Danny Emerman wrote an article reporting that Curry, Dream Chaser and Butler have recently met with Kerr, Dunleavy and team doctor Rick Celebrini to discuss how to allocate rest time.

Cole said: "I also mentioned a few nights ago, 7 games in 12 days, 5 cities. The schedule is not easy, and I think the last two games have reflected this. We have been half a beat slow in many aspects. We have been communicating with the players on these issues, and I am also working with our fitness team to deal with them. They have all the data, including the players' fatigue level, Running speed, recovery time, etc. This means that we have to deal with not only back-to-back games, but also three games in four nights. The NBA has regulations on which games players can rest and which games cannot be rested. We have to carefully study these issues now as the season progresses.

"Not every back-to-back game is the same. This week is more like a home back-to-back because we drive directly to Sacramento, no planes, no jet lag. I think playing the Pacers and Bucks game last week was actually harder than back-to-back games. Even though I had a day off between games, it was tiring due to the travel and the fact that we had played so many games before. Scheduling is not always as simple as when to rest players and when to rest them. The same goes for each player's physical condition. Sometimes they get hurt, sometimes they don't. Sometimes, when there are three games in four nights and the third game follows an off day, that bothers players more than back-to-back games. Especially for veteran players, these are factors we must consider. "