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The Houston Rockets have made clear one of their priorities on offense in the Western Conference finals: attacking Stephen Curry. The game plan is one the Cleveland Cavaliers have featured prominently when facing the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals, particularly in 2016, when they won the championship. They often had whichever player Curry was guarding set a screen for Kyrie Irving or LeBron James, forcing a switch so they could attack the Warriors' weakest defender. The Rockets have adopted the strategy, and it helped in Game 2, as they came up with a huge 127-105 win that evened the series at 1-1. According to ESPN's Chris Haynes, the Rockets targeted Curry on 23 possessions in Game
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