The Warriors beat Houston 104-78 to win Game 1

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(photos by Thearon W. Henderson, Nhat V. Meyer and Jose Carlos Fajardo)

“There’s gonna be some physicality, some back and forth. Hopefully the league hasn’t gone too far in the other direction where that’s not a part of Playoff basketball. That’s fun. I like that back and forth. ”
— Steph Curry in postgame press conference
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