When the Golden State Warriors added Jimmy Butler at the trade deadline, it felt like a proper present for Steph Curry to at least give him a chance to play -- as he termed it -- meaningful basketball again.

It was the defining question for Houston going into this series: When the Rockets needed a bucket in the fourth quarter of a tight game, who would they turn to? Could they score in the half-court when it mattered?

Stephen Curry scored 31 points and reinvented the concept of what is a "good" shot during the Golden State Warriors' Game 1 victory over the Houston Rockets on Sunday night. Jimmy Butler, as planned,