Stephen Curry scored a game-high 31 points and the Golden State Warriors overcame a major rebounding deficit to beat the Houston Rockets in Game 1 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series.

When the Golden State Warriors added Jimmy Butler at the trade deadline, it felt like a proper present for Steph Curry to at least give him a chance to play -- as he termed it -- meaningful basketball again.

Golden State Warriors forward Jimmy Butler III said Stephen Curry is “going to be the reason we do win it all” following their 95-85 Game 1 victory over the No. 2 seed Houston Rockets on Sunday. "We all know that, but we got to protect him at all costs," Butler III continued.