The Golden State Warriors overcame the absence of Jimmy Butler to defeat the Houston Rockets on Saturday night, 104-93, to take a 2-1 lead in the first-round playoff series. Steph Curry shook off a slow start to shine in the second and third quarters as the rest of the team pushed the win across the finish line. Not without some Draymond Green fireworks, however.
After the final buzzer sounded Green got into a confrontation with Jalen Green, the young Rockets guard whose 38-point outing in Game 2 helped drive Houston to its only win so far this series. Jalen had to be escorted off the court by his teammates and was yelling at Draymond the whole way. Draymond, of course, returned the favor. It made for quite the scene after a competitive game.
