BEFORE STEPHEN CURRY went out for his pregame ritual workout in Utah on Feb. 5, he emerged from the visitors locker room at the Delta Center to hug Andrew Wiggins as he was coming off the floor.

The Golden State Warriors had a chance to close out the Houston Rockets in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series on Wednesday night, but they failed to do so, with the Rockets pulling out a 131-115 victory that was not nearly as close as it appeared to be.

There were three technical fouls given to each team, plus one flagrant foul on Jalen Green when he struck Draymond Green in the face, during Game 2. There was also a scuffle at midcourt during the fourth quarter, which saw Rockets forward Tari Eason throw a towel at Warriors reserve Pat Spencer.