Unfortunately for the Rockets, that has led to a pair of Warriors wins heading into tonight's pivotal Game 4 at the Chase Center. Ahead of the game, Rockets guard Fred VanVleet sa

After two games and a half games of battling Houston’s lumbering, earth-bound giants in what seemed to be a constricting box, Steph Curry and the Warriors finally broke loose. Without an injured Jimmy Butler, a hot-shooting Buddy Hield gave Curry the oxygen he needed to breathe — and score 36 points — against the Rockets.

With Jimmy Butler sidelined Saturday against the Rockets, Stephen Curry willed the Golden State Warriors to a 2-1 series lead.