SAN FRANCISCO - In his two seasons in Houston, Fred VanVleet's positive influence on the Rockets' young core cannot be overstated. The veteran point guard, an NBA champion in 2019 and an All-Star in 2022 with the Toronto Raptors,

The Warriors have given the Rockets trouble, and now they're set to play the second game of their home stand up 2-1. After a loss that saw Golden State lose Jimmy Butler due to injury, the team bounced back with 36 points from Stephen Curry.

Throughout the first two games of the series, VanVleet has not made a huge impact. In Game 1, he scored 10 points to go along with seven assists. He followed up that performance with seven points, six rebounds, three steals, two assists, and a block in Game 2.