A game after the Rockets' and Warriors' top scorers in the regular season and in their matchups against one another went out with injuries, neither's issues were considered a concern heading into Game 3.
The Rockets' James Harden left Tuesday's game with a laceration in his left eyelid and trauma to both eyes that left him unable to see clearly after returning to the game more than 10 minutes later. The Warriors' Stephen Curry, who had left the game with a dislocated left middle finger in the first quarter, returned when Harden was going out.
Harden had struggled with bright lights in the following days, but Rockets coach Mike D'Antoni said that by Saturday's Game 4 he was seeing clearly and had been able to go through his usual preparation.