NBA Playoff Schedule 2016: TV Guide, Live Stream Schedule for Sunday Games

The 2016 NBA postseason keeps on chugging right along with four games on Sunday, three of them featuring the top contenders for the Larry O’Brien Trophy.The Houston Rockets will look to mount another successful defense of their home court against the top-seeded Golden State Warriors. James Harden’s late, go-ahead jumper delivered the Rockets a 97-96 win in Game 3 on Thursday, but the Warriors were again playing without superstar Stephen Curry, who was out for the second game in a row with a sprained right ankle.

Warriors head coach Steve Kerr expects Curry to play in Game 4, per ESPN.com’s news services. If that is the case, Houston’s chances of repeat success at the Toyota Center look grim.Elsewhere, the San Antonio Spurs and Cleveland Cavaliers will look to complete four-game sweeps of the Memphis Grizzlies and Detroit Pistons, respectively. Any opportunity for extra rest is a boon to the Spurs and Cavs, who are perhaps the best threats to win the NBA championship other than the Warriors.The Boston Celtics and Atlanta Hawks are also on the schedule, with the former looking to pull the series level at two games apiece at home.

Note: Live streams can be found at WatchESPN and TNT Overtime.

Stephen Curry on the Mend

Despite the Warriors missing their best player in Game 3, the Rockets still needed some uncharacteristic play from the championship favorites to eke out a one-point victory at home.

The Warriors shot just 24 percent from beyond the arc, including a 0-of-7 night from Klay Thompson, and were out-rebounded 66-51. Draymond Green turned the ball over seven times, the last an embarrassing dribble off his foot that sent the ball out of bounds and ruined his team’s only chance to top Harden’s go-ahead winner.

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Credit still goes to Houston for getting the win—after all, it’s only the 10th time the Warriors have lost all season—but Golden State has already proved it can beat this team without Curry, and it should be getting him back Sunday.

Curry’s ankles have long been a problem for the sharpshooter, but even a tentative, careful version of him should be enough to lift Golden State to a win at the Toyota Center. With Curry on the court in Game 1, Golden State cruised to a 104-78 victory. The 28-year-old point guard says it’s been tough to be watching from the sidelines.

“Awful,” he said, per the New York Times’ Scott Cacciola. “It’s only been five days, but when you miss that much time literally not doing anything, it’s tough.”

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