Warriors shoot down Rockets

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In what was a terrifying scene for the Golden State Warriors when Stephen Curry strained his right knee before halftime, it was the Houston Rockets who slipped up in Game 4. It’s not surprising that the Warriors could rout this Rockets team — even setting a record for 3-pointers made (21) in a playoff game. The surprising thing is none of this domination in a 121-94 victory was happening prior to Curry’s injury.

The Warriors and Rockets were tied at halftime when Curry slid across the court, nearly doing the splits, and injured his knee. It was once he came out for the second half, realized he couldn’t go, and returned to the locker room for the rest of the game that the Warriors responded with a spirited effort as the Rockets wilted. Appropriately, this second half defines both clubs and the seasons they’ve had, respectively.

Golden State, fueled by the efforts of the next men up as its marketing slogan of “Strength in Numbers” becomes canon for the organization, managed to survive without the league’s MVP after he went down. Whether it was Harrison Barnes, Andre Iguodala, Klay Thompson, or Curry going down with an injury or needing rest this season, the team almost always responded with flying colors to win a league record of …

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