Jimmy Butler, who suffered a nasty fall and pelvic injury in Game 2, certainly benefited from the rest, as did Stephen Curry and Draymond Green -- as the Warriors' core is older stars. Houston aims to extend the series, returning back to their home floor to try and take down the Warriors.

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr gives an update on Jonathan Kuminga ahead of Game 6 against the Houston Rockets

The Warriors were so out of sorts that there were possessions when Curry and Butler were on the floor together and didn’t touch the ball before a shot was taken. Curry finished with 13 points on 4-for-12 shooting and Butler had eight and was 2-for-10 before Kerr pulled the plug in the third quarter with the Warriors hopelessly behind.