Warriors’ bid for sweep denied by Rockets

HOUSTON — The Warriors may swallow Monday night's loss easier than any other this season, because they didn't lose their MVP after a terrifying first-half fall.The Rockets trimmed their Western Conference finals' deficit to 3-1 with a 128-115 victory on the 40th anniversary of the Warriors' last championship win, but the score seemed insignificant when Stephen Curry lied face down for several minutes on the Toyota Center baseline.Curry leaped in an attempt to block a Trevor Ariza layup with 5:52 remaining in the second quarter, but instead, the Warriors' point guard flipped over the Houston small forward and spun awkwardly to the ground.Curry's father, Dell, headed to the locker room to check on his son, and a few minutes later, Warriors general manager Bob Myers sat down with the rest of the Curry family to update them on the injury status.The Warriors trailed 55-36 when Curry was injured, but they tried to rally in his absence — reeling off a 15-6 run to trim the deficit to 61-51 on a Leandro Barbosa three-pointer with 3:17 remaining.After trailing by as many as 25 points in the first half, the Warriors went into the halftime locker room down 69-59.Bogut missed both...