Stephen Curry eventually found his shooting groove and got hot while Houston tried everything to stop him, finishing with 36 points, nine assists and seven rebounds to lead the Golden State Warriors past the Rockets 104-93 for a 2-1 lead in their first-round playoff series.

SAN FRANCISCO - When it comes to daggers, there is no assailant who buries the knife in the Houston Rockets quite like Stephen Curry. He did it again Saturday, when the Rockets fell behind 2-1 in the playoff series with a 104-93 loss to the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center.

During the play-in game against Memphis, Butler lived up to his “Playoff Jimmy” nickname by scoring 38 points, and then put up a 25-point, seven-rebound, six-assist, five-steal performance in the Warriors’ Game 1 victory in Houston.