Curry’s Exit Left a Scoring Gap Houston Was Ready to Punish
Stephen Curry played six minutes before departing with right abdominal soreness, and Golden State’s best fourth-quarter pushes could not withstand Houston’s answers in a 115-108 loss.
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Stephen Curry played six minutes before departing with right abdominal soreness, and Golden State’s best fourth-quarter pushes could not withstand Houston’s answers in a 115-108 loss.
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