Rockets Beat the Warriors 115-108 to End Their Eight-Game Streak, and Stephen Curry Leaves After Six Minutes
Alperen Sengun came one assist short of a triple-double and Houston answered Golden State's fourth-quarter run with a 3-point burst of its own. Curry departed in the first quarter with a right abdominal strain.
HOUSTON — The Houston Rockets pulled away in the fourth quarter for a 115-108 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday, snapping Golden State's eight-game winning streak behind a balanced attack led by Alperen Sengun, Reuters reported.
Sengun posted 19 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists — one assist short of a triple-double. Kevin Durant led the Rockets with 20 points, Amen Thompson added 19 points and seven rebounds, and Fred VanVleet had 18 points and six assists. Jabari Smith Jr. scored 14 points with eight rebounds and Reed Sheppard added 13 points, including three 3-pointers.
Golden State played most of the game without Stephen Curry, who logged six minutes before departing with a right abdominal strain in the opening period. Curry left for the locker room during a first-quarter timeout break and did not return, Reuters reported; no timetable for him was reported Wednesday night. Rookie Yaxel Lendeborg produced a double-double of 25 points and 10 rebounds for the Warriors, and Brandin Podziemski added 22 points, six rebounds and four assists.
Houston carried a 35-20 lead out of the first quarter and led 56-51 at halftime after Sengun converted off an offensive rebound with 0.4 seconds left. The Warriors cut a 15-point deficit to 88-85 early in the fourth on 3-pointers by Georges Niang and De'Anthony Melton — and then the Rockets answered for good: Sengun fed Thompson for a baseline layup, Sheppard hit back-to-back 3-pointers, and VanVleet added two 3-pointers around a Smith dunk to push the lead to 111-93.
The closing numbers matched the finish. Houston made 6 of its 10 3-pointers in the fourth quarter and outscored Golden State 50-34 in the paint for the game — the interior edge that held up even while the Warriors were rallying from the arc.
