Andrew Bogut has insisted that the Golden State Warriors' playoff series against the Memphis Grizzlies was "more physical" than their meeting with the Houston Rockets.

Rockets center Dwight Howard was handed a one-game suspension for next season after a foul in the final game of the Western Conference finals.

However, Bogut told SFGate.com: "There was some physicality there [with Houston], like any playoff series, but the Memphis series was more physical.

"This was more about ducking and weaving and getting out of the way of aired fists and elbows."

The Warriors will face the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals.