Jimmy Butler, who suffered a nasty fall and pelvic injury in Game 2, certainly benefited from the rest, as did Stephen Curry and Draymond Green -- as the Warriors' core is older stars. Houston aims to extend the series, returning back to their home floor to try and take down the Warriors.

With their 2024-25 campaign on the line, the Houston Rockets absolutely annihilated the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday, 131-116. Extended garbage time made the final score look a lot closer than the contest actually was.

After Curry’s jump shots, Rockets defenders made an effort to swipe at his compromised digit while he snapped his wrist. The Warriors’ television broadcast picked up the trend during Game 5, which led to accusations that the Rockets were attempting to injure Curry.