Stephen Curry will probably be playing Sunday.
Thursday, Warriors coach Steve Kerr chose to sit the reigning NBA MVP and the league's scoring champ for the second game in a row since he tweaked his ankle this past Saturday in the first-round playoffs series opener against the Rockets. However, he likely won't be able to afford to rest his superstar after James Harden lifted the Rockets to a 97-96 victory in Game 3.
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Harden sank his patented stepback jumper over veteran Andre Iguodala, the Warriors' best perimeter defender, with 2.7 seconds to go to shrink Golden State's series lead to 2-1.
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Tough game-winner by @JHarden13 ! https://t.co/OJ8E45XWle
— NBA TV (@NBATV) April 22, 2016
Hey, it's only a pushoff if the refs call it. (See Michael Jordan over Byron Russell circa 1998)
Harden finished with a game-high 35 points on 11-for-26 shooting to go along with eight rebounds and nine assists.
Marreese Speights led the Warriors with 22 points of the bench, and Klay Thompson chipped in with 17.