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Number crunch: Warriors lose Curry, win game

Warriors star Stephen Curry heads for the locker room at the start of the second half. Curry sprained his right knee in the first half of Golden State’s win over the Houston Rockets on Sunday, April 24, 2016, in Houston.
Warriors star Stephen Curry heads for the locker room at the start of the second half. Curry sprained his right knee in the first half of Golden State’s win over the Houston Rockets on Sunday, April 24, 2016, in Houston. The Associated Press

A statistical look at the Warriors’ 121-94 win over the Rockets on Sunday:

1: Number of three-pointers made by the Warriors’ Stephen Curry, who left the game with a sprained right knee.

6: Points scored by Curry.

7: Three-pointers by the Warriors’ Klay Thompson.

9: Assists by Shaun Livingston of the Warriors in 23 minutes off the bench.

15: Rebounds by Houston big man Dwight Howard.

18: Points scored by the Warriors’ Draymond Green.

18: Points scored by Houston star James Harden.

18: Assists by the Rockets.

18.5: The Rockets’ shooting percentage from three-point land.

19: Points scored by Howard.

19: Minutes played by Curry.

21: Three pointers for the Warriors, an NBA playoff record.

21: Margin by which Golden State outscored Houston in the third quarter (41-20).

22: Missed three-pointers by the Rockets.

23: Points for Thompson.

38: Assists by the Warriors.

39: Bench points for Houston.

52.5: Warriors’ three-point percentage.

56: Bench points for the Warriors – 22 of which were scored by Andre Iguodala.

Compiled by Chris La Marr

This story was originally published April 24, 2016 at 6:08 PM with the headline "Number crunch: Warriors lose Curry, win game."

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