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 Golden State’s Western Conference playoff series with the Houston Rockets.

The Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets are going head-to-head in the first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs. It's an intriguing matchup featuring proven playoff veterans for Golden State and a talented young core for Houston.

"He's huge in the locker room," Draymond Green added of Hield. "He's huge on the plane. Just for the aura of this team, he's big."

Memphis Grizzlies superstar Ja Morant has been ruled out for Saturday's Game 4 against the Oklahoma City Thunder due to a left hip contusion. The Grizzlies were relieved that Morant didn't suffer a more serious injury after taking a scary fall in the second quarter of Thursday's Game 3.

Memphis guard Ja Morant will not play in Game 4 of the Grizzlies' series against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday while still dealing with a hip contusion from Game 3

Memphis Grizzlies star point guard Ja Morant will not play in Game 4 of the Western Conference first-round series against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday, interim coach Tuomas Iisalo said. Morant was listed as doubtful due to a left hip contusion he sustained after a fall with 3:15 left in the first half of Thursday's Game 3.