NBA playoffs Thursday: Warriors fall to Rockets in Game 3, Thunder cruise past Mavericks

James Harden hit an incredible shot against the Warriors in Game 3 that would go on to be the game-winner. Here’s how his Rockets teammates reacted.

Maybe they all just simultaneously remembered they left their stoves on at home.

Dallas kept the game interesting for nearly three quarters, but the excellence of Durant and Westbrook was too much. After the Mavericks slowed down Game 2, Oklahoma City played Game 3 at the quicker tempo they prefer. Lacking athletes, there wasn’t much Dallas could do to keep up.

Oklahoma City now goes up 2-1 in the series, with another game coming at the American Airlines Center. It’s possible Williams can give it another shot with his hernia injury after missing on Thursday.

Curry suffered a sprain late in the first quarter of Game 1. He returned to action that night but the team decided to be cautious and had him sit out Game 2 after he experienced some pain while warming up. He then had an MRI which, according to the team, didn’t “reveal anything of concern” and was upgraded to questionable for Thursday before being held out once again.

“Based on how I feel right now, I probably couldn’t play,” Curry said after Wednesday’s practice, according to The San Francisco Chronicle. “Tomorrow, it could be different. ... The trainers are doing what they can, but how I feel on the floor is a big part of it.”