SAN FRANCISCO – Facing the league’s most physical and handsy defense without his fearless costar, the Warriors asked the 37-year-old Steph Curry to put the offense on his shoulders in the third game of Golden State’s playoff series with the Rockets.

The Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets are going head-to-head in the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs. It's an intriguing matchup featuring proven playoff veterans for Golden State and a talented young core for Houston.

SAN FRANCISCO - Houston Rockets point guard Fred VanVleet started the possession hugging Stephen Curry in the paint and ended it watching Curry nail a 3-pointer over Rockets guard Jalen Green with five seconds remaining on the shot clock.