Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr says the team has made it a point to stagger the minutes of small forward Kevin Durant and point guard Stephen Curry this season.

Stephen Curry has been going to the bench in the middle of the fourth quarter lately. Some Warriors fans have been puzzled as to why Kerr has been doing that, and now they have their answer.

“I think the whole idea is to stagger Steph and KD as best we can,” Kerr said, via Anthony Slater of The Atheltic. “We didn’t do much the last couple of years, but we had a different team the last couple of years. With this year’s team, we feel pretty strongly that we have to stagger them.

“From there, it’s who plays best with which group and which combination of players. This is the one we are currently trying out. I like the look with Shaun (Livingston), Andre and Steph. A lot of basketball IQ out there. Steph is perfectly comfortable playing off the ball and Shaun can post up. It’s a good combination and something I feel has worked pretty well and we will keep going with it.”

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Warriors power forward Draymond Green is really struggling with his jump shot this season, so having Stephen Curry or Kevin Durant on the floor at all times is crucial for the Warriors right now.

Green is shooting just 23.7 percent from beyond the arc this year.