SAN FRANCISCO – Facing the league’s most physical and handsy defense without his fearless costar, the Warriors asked the 37-year-old Steph Curry to put the offense on his shoulders in the third game of Golden State’s playoff series with the Rockets.

With Jimmy Butler sidelined, Steph Curry dropped 36 points in Game 3 to lead the Warriors to a 2-1 series edge over the Rockets.

With Jimmy Butler out, the burden fell to Steph Curry to carry the Warriors in Game 3. And he did what he's done so many times before.