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.

Warriors coach Steve Kerr speaks to reporters after Golden State's 131-116 Game 5 loss to the Houston Rockets on Wednesday at Toyota Center.Steve Kerr believes Warriors lacked ‘defensive focus' vs. Ro

While the loss was lopsided, Kerr’s message was clear: this series was never going to be easy, and the Warriors still control their destiny. Game 5 exposed some issues — Golde

Dallas defeated Colorado 6-2 on Monday night to send the series back to Denver with the Avs on the verge of elimination.

Pete DeBoer has never lost a Game 7 as an NHL coach. Jared Bednar has never won one. They will be on opposite benches when the Dallas Stars and Colorado Avalanche play what seems like the only fitting end for their first-round series in this year’s NHL playoffs — a Game 7 on Saturday night.

Nathan MacKinnon got credit for a go-ahead goal with 10:56 remaining after the puck bounced off the shoulder of a Dallas player, and the Colorado Avalanche staved off elimination by beating the Stars 7-4 in Game 6 on Thursday night.

The Houston Rockets stayed alive against the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night. The Rockets jumped out to a big lead and held on for a mostly comfortable Game 5 win, but the Warriors still lead the series,

Pistons guard Cade Cunningham had a team-high 24 points, while Tobias Harris added 22 points. Cunningham recorded his fourth game this postseason with 20 points, 5 rebounds and 5 assists, tying Isiah Thomas in 1987 for the third most in a single playoff in Pistons history, according to ESPN Research.

In Game 6, the Clippers answered his call. James Harden had 28 points and eight assists in an outstanding bounce-back performance, Kawhi Leonard added 27 points and the Clippers forced a seventh game in their first-round NBA playoff series with a 111-105 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Thursday night.