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.

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,

James Harden had 28 points and eight assists in an outstanding bounce-back performance, Kawhi Leonard added 27 points and the Los Angeles Clippers forced a seventh game in their first-round NBA playof