The Golden State Warriors keep rolling, but their bench just took another hit.

Reserve guard Brandon Williams will miss at least a week with a mild strain of his left hamstring, the team said Tuesday. He got hurt in Monday's 138-87 rout of the New Orleans Pelicans.

Williams checked in late in the first quarter and scored on two quick drives to the rim. He came up limping on the second one and headed to the locker room after just 99 seconds on the floor. An MRI confirmed the mild strain.

A key reserve

Williams has been a hit in his first season in Golden State. He is averaging 10.4 points and 2.3 assists in only 16.4 minutes a game and gives the team instant offense when Stephen Curry sits.

He scored 17 and 20 points in the two games Curry missed, including a win over the LA Clippers during the current eight-game winning streak.

His left hamstring has bothered him before. He strained it in the 2025 preseason with Dallas and dealt with tightness last March.

A thin roster on the road

Williams will miss a five-game trip through Houston, San Antonio, New Orleans, Dallas and Memphis that starts Wednesday.

The 8-3 Warriors are already short-handed. Jimmy Butler and Moses Moody are rehabbing serious knee injuries and Kristaps Porzingis has stepped away from basketball. Gary Payton II is out with left knee inflammation.

Backup guard Will Richard tore a ligament in his left thumb over the weekend. He has been upgraded to questionable for Houston and has looked into playing with a splint.