Steph Curry and the Warriors' defense lifted the defending champions to a 126-85 win over the Rockets in Game Three of the Western Conference finals at ORACLE Arena. Curry broke out of his slump with 18 points on 7-of-7 shooting during the third quarter as the Warriors pulled away outscoring the Rockets 34-to-24. The two-time MVP finished with 35 points and five three pointers after making only 3-of-19 from behind the arc during the first 10 quarters of the best-of-seven series. Golden State's "D" slowed down Houston's high-powered offense on its way to a 2-1 lead. The Rockets were held to 40-percent from the field with James Harden and Chris Paul's combined 12-of-32 shooting contributing to the problems. Game Four is in Oakland on Tuesday.
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