The Warriors earned their spot in this first-round series via the Play-In Tournament, knocking off the Memphis Grizzlies to grab the West's No. 7 seed. The Rockets ended up with the No. 2 seed in an ultra-competitive Western Conference, finishing 52-30 in the regular season. Game 3 is set for Saturday in San Francisco.

The stakes are high for the Houston Rockets in Monday's Game 4 of their first-round playoff series versus the Golden State Warriors. With a road victory at San Francisco's Chase Center, the Rockets would tie the best-of-seven series and effectively make it a best-of-three — with home-court advantage in Game 5 and a hypothetical Game 7.

After grabbing a split of the first two games in Houston, Golden State used the home floor to its advantage on Saturday night, even with Jimmy Butler out of the lineup. Stephen Curry looked like his old self, as the Warriors used a strong fourth quarter to come away wit ha 104-93 victory, taking their second lead in the best-of-seven series.