The Golden State Warriors are just fine without Stephen Curry for the time being.
Two days after the team received word that Curry would likely be out a minimum of two weeks with a Grade 1 MCL sprain in his right knee, the Warriors ended the Houston Rockets' season and clinched a spot in the second round of the NBA playoffs with a 114-81 blowout win at Oracle Arena on Wednesday night.
The 33-point margin of victory was the fourth-largest in Warriors postseason franchise history, according to Basketball-Reference.com.
In the wire-to-wire rout, Klay Thompson looked sharp as ever with 27 points on 10-of-14 shooting, including 7-of-11 from three. Thompson also became the first player in NBA history to drill at least seven threes in back-to-back playoff games, according to Warriors PR on Twitter.
Starting in place of Curry, Shaun Livingston totaled 16 points on an efficient 7-of-8 shooting, while Draymond Green played the role of human Swiss army knife with 15 points, nine rebounds, eight assists and two blocks.
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