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.

The Houston Rockets find themselves trailing in the series with the Golden State Warriors once again after losing Game 3 in San Francisco. In the 103-94 loss, W

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