The second quarter Monday featured 4 technical fouls and a flagrant 1 in two separate tussles, together with shoving throughout one sequence involving Curry, Draymond Green and Dillon Brooks.
With the sport tied at 36, Curry dribbled down the sideline when Inexperienced put a tough display screen on Houston’s Amen Thompson. Brooks fouled Curry and he appeared to turn into offended in regards to the push earlier than going at Curry and Inexperienced.
Curry acquired a technical for “taunting” Brooks, who additionally acquired a technical together with Inexperienced. Warriors rookie Quinten Post and Houston’s Jabari Smith Jr. flailed their arms at one another however prevented technicals upon replay evaluation by the officers.
Then with 2:44 left within the quarter, tempers flared once more. Inexperienced acquired a Flagrant 1 foul for pushing Tari Eason’s face to the bottom and Eason additionally acquired a technical. Inexperienced was dribbling when Eason went for a steal and the ball received unfastened and each gamers hit the ground attempting to corral it. Inexperienced’s left leg was on the Rockets ahead’s neck.
Butler shot 7-for-12 in 40 minutes after he watched Curry overcome a sluggish begin to end with 36 factors, 9 assists and 7 rebounds in Golden State’s 104-93 victory Saturday night time with out him.
Reporting by The Related Press.
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