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

Led by Steph Curry, the Warriors took a 2-1 series lead over the Rockets thanks to a 104-93 win in Game 3 of their first-round series.

On Saturday evening, the Rockets and Warriors faced off in a crucial Game 3 sans Golden State star Jimmy Butler, who was ruled out after suffering an injury in Game 2. Despite the loss of Butler, the Warriors and Steph Curry were still able to coast to a single-digit win,