Rockets vs. Warriors: Game 5 Score and Twitter Reaction from 2016 NBA Playoffs

The Golden State Warriors are just fine without Stephen Curry for the time being. 

Two days after the team received word that Curry would be out a minimum of two weeks with a Grade 1 MCL sprain in his right knee, the Warriors ended the Houston Rockets’ season and clinched a spot in the second round of the NBA playoffs with a 114-81 blowout win at Oracle Arena on Wednesday night. 

The 33-point margin of victory was the third-largest in Warriors postseason franchise history, according to Basketball-Referenece.com.  

In the wire-to-wire rout, Klay Thompson looked sharp as ever with 27 points on 10-of-14 shooting, including 7-of-11 from three. Thompson also became the first player in NBA history to drill at least seven threes in back-to-back playoff games, according to Warriors PR on Twitter. 

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Starting in place of Curry, Shaun Livingston totaled 16 points on an efficient 7-of-8 shooting, while Draymond Green played the role of human Swiss Army knife with 15 points, nine rebounds, eight assists and two blocks. 

James Harden led all scorers with 35 points (12-of-23 shooting) and Dwight Howard accrued solid counting stats by dropping eight points and grabbing 21 rebounds. However, the Rockets stood no chance as they shot 32.3 percent from the field and 18.2 percent from three as a team.  

The Warriors, who appeared determined to deal a knockout blow from the moment the ball was tipped off, thrived to the tune of 54.9 percent shooting from the floor and 41.9 percent shooting from beyond the arc. 

Although Curry was left to cheer from the bench, the Warriors channeled his explosive capabilities and ran the Rockets off the floor right from the start by firing away from long range and pin …

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