With a cadre of young, athletic and hungry defenders grabbing him and harassing his every move, Curry was held to only three points on 1-of-10 shooting in a 106-96 loss late in the regular season. Fast forward to Game 1 of the first round of the Western Conference playoffs between the second-seeded Rockets and the seventh-seeded Golden State Warriors,

On his way to a game-high 31 points in Game 1 against the Rockets, the Warriors star drilled an improbable 3-pointer in typical Steph Curry fashion.

SAN FRANCISCO - Houston Rockets point guard Fred VanVleet started the possession hugging Stephen Curry in the paint and ended it watching Curry nail a 3-pointer over Rockets guard Jalen Green with five seconds remaining on the shot clock.