West Conf. Finals - Game 4: Houston Rockets 95-92 Golden State Warriors - 5 Talking Points

#3 Steph steps up to give the Warriors the lead in the 3rd

Stephen Curry

There are few sights more impressive than Stephen Curry sinking a pull-up, contested 3-pointer from way downtown, and NBA fans were treated to a hot streak from the 2-time MVP. Curry scored 17 points on 6-of-10 shooting during the third period, including 5-of-8 from 3-point range.

Curry was clearly the hot hand, and once the Warriors sensed this, they kept force-feeding him the ball. In one particular sequence, he handed the ball off to Draymond, ran through the lane, past Klay Thompson on the baseline and obtained an open look from the left corner that he knocked down.

The Warriors won this quarter by 34-17, as they are wont to do in the third quarter of most games. They managed to turn Harden's hot hand cold around this time, and he never heated up for the rest of the game.