The Rockets (+3.5) have a 1-12 record all-time in playoff road games at Golden State, where they need a win Monday to avoid a 3-1 series deficit.

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 Golden State’s Western Conference playoff series with the Houston Rockets.

SAN FRANCISCO - In his two seasons in Houston, Fred VanVleet's positive influence on the Rockets' young core cannot be overstated. The veteran point guard, an NBA champion in 2019 and an All-Star in 2022 with the Toronto Raptors,