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 shoulde

On Saturday evening, the Golden State Warriors took a 2-1 series lead against the Houston Rockets behind a virtuoso performance from point guard Stephen Curry. The Warriors played this game without star trade deadline acquisition Jimmy Butler,

The Los Angeles Lakers are the higher seed in their first-round matchup. They have homecourt advantage, LeBron James and Luka Dončić. But after Sunday's 113-116 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Lakers are headed back to L.A. down 3-1.

It will be a showdown in San Francisco as we continue our NBA playoffs odds series with a Rockets-Warriors Game 4 prediction and pick.

The Golden State Warriors host the Houston Rockets for Game 3 of their NBA Playoffs series on Saturday, April 26.