Stephen Curry returns to Game 4 loss after backward fall to court

— -- Warriors star and NBA MVP  Stephen Curry missed the equivalent of a quarter after taking a hard fall on his head, neck and back area near the basket in the second quarter of Monday night's 128-115 Game 4 loss in the Western Conference finals against the Rockets.

The Warriors said that after a series of tests, it was determined that Curry had no concussion symptoms. He finished with 23 points in 31 minutes.

The Rockets cut the series deficit to 3-1 with the win.

Curry ran sprints in a hallway before walking back into the arena and returning to the bench with less than six minutes to play in the third quarter. 

Curry got caught in the air on top of Houston's Trevor Ariza on a play near the Rockets' basket as Ariza went up for a shot, and he cascaded to the floor, nearly landing directly on his head as he was unable to control his fall.

Curry, who was called for a foul on the play, stayed on the floor for several minutes as he was attended to by medical staff with teammates and coaches looking on.

He then stood up with help and was escorted to the locker room, rubbing the side of his head with a dazed look.

Curry had 11 points in 13 minutes when he left the game.

The 6-foot-3, 190-pound Curry won the MVP in a landslide over the Rockets' James Harden after averaging 23.8 points, 7.7 assists, 4.3 rebounds and two steals per game this season.

He shot 48.7 percent from the floor and 44.3 percent from 3-point range. He already owns three of the five most prolific 3-point shooting seasons in NBA history.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.