The Golden State Warriors (8-4) saw their eight-game win streak snap in Houston in their 115-108 defeat to the Rockets (9-3) on Wednesday. 

However, their first loss since Oct. 24 is the least of their worries. That's because superstar guard Stephen Curry was forced out of the game after six minutes with abdominal discomfort. 

At the time of writing, Curry's status remains unclear. 

"He just said he tweaked something in his abdominal area, and he said he has never done it before," head coach Steve Kerr said postgame. "He went to get an MRI. We haven't heard anything about the results... The concern is high, but I have no idea about the extent of the injury." 

It goes without saying that losing Curry for an extended period would all but derail the Warriors' season. 

The positive news is that teammate Will Richard told reporters that Curry talked to the team at halftime and assured them that he'd be good. Curry left the arena during the second half to get the MRI. 

Curry winced and promptly exited the game following a shot attempt off the dribble in the first quarter. He had 3 points on 1-for-3 shooting at the time. 

Curry has been the catalyst behind the Warriors turning their fortunes around with a league-best eight-game win streak — averaging 30.6 points in Year 18, second only to Luka Doncic (39.3). Golden State bounced back after starting the campaign 0-3. 

Steph has not missed any games due to injury up to this point; however, his load has been carefully managed in back-to-backs for obvious reasons at 38. 

Otherwise, the two-time MVP has been playing at his usual elite level, and the Warriors were beginning to look like sneaky contenders of late. 

Long-term, the Warriors won't be able to sustain what they did against the Rockets without Curry. However, the fight they were able to put up, sans their talisman, is extremely encouraging. 

Golden State trailed 35-20 after the first quarter but regrouped and clawed its way back into the game with a 31-21 run in the second frame. 

Rookie Yaxel Lendeborg and Brandin Podziemski picked up the slack in Curry's absence. 

Lendeborg led all scorers with 25 points, shooting 9-for-19 from the field. He added 10 rebounds and two steals. Podziemski posted 22 points, six rebounds, and four assists — drilling four of 11 three-point attempts. 

De'Anthony Melton (11) and two-way guard LJ Cryer (13) combined for six triples (three each) and 24 points off the bench. 

The Warriors' backcourt is already stretched thin, with Brandon Williams (hamstring) having gone down in the last game to boot, but the ascension of Podziemski and the emergence of Lendeborg means they could maybe get by for a few games if Curry needs some time on the sidelines. 

However, with how stacked the Western Conference is, their margin for error without No. 30 would be next to nonexistent.