It seems Curry, after lugging the Warriors to a victory with 36 points in Game 3, was due for an off night in Game 4. He had 16 points on 6-for-13 shooting. But in his stead, Brandin Podziemski and Jimmy Butler (who missed Game 4 with a pelvic contusion) picked up the slack.

Butler fell on his tailbone area after being undercut in the air in Game 2. With Butler out, Jonathan Kuminga will start in Game 3.

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.