With Warriors guard Stephen Curry listed again as questionable with a sprained right ankle, the Rockets had to prepare for the Warriors offense when Curry's shooting range is a threat and when Shaun Livingston brings a scorer in the mid-range.
"If he's on the floor, your defense is spread out a little bit more because you're worried about picking him up at the halfcourt line," Rockets interim coach J.B. Bickerstaff said. "There's a little bit of tweaks between him and Shaun Livingston. Shaun is a very good player who knows how to make you pay. You're defense shrinks a little bit when Steph's not on the floor.