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.

But, as with every Warriors-Rockets playoff matchup thus far, it was a hard-fought—and closely called—game which unsurprisingly featured yet another a handful of technicals. I

Houston responded by winning Game 2 after Butler exited early due to a nasty fall that resulted in him suffering a pelvic contusion. Curry then had a vintage performance in Game 3 with 36 points, nine assists, seven rebounds and two blocks to drive Golden State to a victory.