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The Golden State Warriors have revealed the injury status for star Steph Curry and Gary Payton ahead of Game 6.

With a chance to end the series and advance to the second round, the Golden State Warriors were pummeled by the Rockets 131-116 on Wednesday. Golden State will now have to face Houston in a Game 6 rather than getting the additional rest it would have received with a win.

During the Warriors' 131-116 road loss to the Houston Rockets in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series on Wednesday, Rockets forward Dillon Brooks contacted Warriors superstar guard Stephen Curry's right hand following a shot. No foul was called, but it was significant since Curry has been nursing an injured right thumb for much of the season.

The Golden State Warriors were blown out by the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night in Game 5, as Houston led by as much as 31 points before Golden State's fourt

Steve Kerr expressed displeasure at Dillon Brooks' strategy to stop Stephen Curry; says NBA needs a rule change.