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.

The Warriors offense, though, could get a major boost if Jimmy Butler returns for tonight's Game 4 at 10 p.m. ET. Butler missed Game 3 after suffering a pelvic contusion in Game 2.   Golden State opened as a 4-point home favorite against Houston,

Warriors star Jimmy Butler is out for Game 3 of Golden State’s first-round playoff series against Houston with his status still unclear after injuring his pelvis and suffering a deep gluteal muscle co