Tari Eason's mother keeps it real after Steph Curry shatters Rockets' confidence in Jimmy Butler's absence: "We have more talent pound for pound"

The Houston Rockets felt the sting of their Game 3 loss to the Golden State Warriors on Saturday. It included the mother of forward Tari Eason, who shared her thoughts in a social media post.

Teroya Eason expressed her thoughts on X (formerly Twitter) on the 104-93 loss her son and the Rockets suffered against the Warriors in San Francisco. She highlighted how Houston was in great position to win the game but couldn't get the job done.

Teroya wrote:

"We didn’t take advantage of momentum. We have more talent pound for pound and anyone who denies it don’t know hoop. Hard boiled L. Monday is on the way."

The Rockets had it under control for much of Game 3 against the Warriors, who played without Jimmy Butler because of a pelvis and deep glute muscle contusion he had suffered off a bad fall in Game 2 in Houston.

However, they were outclassed by Steph Curry and the Warriors late in the fourth quarter and couldn't recover, eventually slumping to defeat.

Fred Van Vleet and Alperen Segun tried to lead the Rockets to the win with 17 and 15 points, respectively. Jalen Green, who had 38 points in Game 2 but only had nine points on 4-of-11 shooting.

Houston now trails the series 2-1 and will look to pull even in Game 4 on Monday, also at Chase Center in San Francisco.

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Rockets coach Ime Udoka laments team's inability to deliver late in Game 3

Ime Udoka lamented the Houston Rockets' inability to deliver late in Game 3 on the road on Saturday, costing them the game and trailing the Golden State Warriors in their first-round NBA playoff series.

During the post-game press conference, he pointed out how the combination of Golden State's physicality and Houston missing on their scoring opportunities did them in.

Udoka said:

"They had their physicality on defense, and when we did have the good looks, I guess we missed a lot of point-blank baskets, little floaters, some layups or so. ... They made plays, and we didn't."

The game was tight with 5:27 remaining and the Warriors narrowly ahead 85-84. Led by Steph Curry and Gary Payton II, though, Golden State went on to outscore Houston 19-9 to pull away and secure the all-important home victory.

Despite the defeat, Udoka is confident of Houston bouncing back in Game 4, correcting their mistakes and competing better.