Golden State Warriors at Houston Rockets
· National Basketball AssociationHield scores 27 points, Warriors outlast Rockets 127-121 in OT after squandering big lead
It’s Golden State’s 14th straight-regular season win over the Rockets and the eighth in a row in Houston.
The Warriors led by 31 points in the first half. The Rockets tied it with an 18-2 run to open the fourth quarter.
Golden State scored the first six points in overtime to make it 125-119 and went on to a third straight win without Steph Curry, who is out with a sprained left ankle.
The Warriors led by five before a 3-pointer by Jabari Smith Jr. cut the lead to 119-117 with 15.5 seconds to go in regulation. Aaron Holiday stole the ball from Draymond Green and he fouled out a few seconds later. Tari Eason made two free throws after that to send it to overtime.
Eason led the Rockets with a career-high 27 points. Smith added 21.
Andrew Wiggins added 15 points for Golden State in his return after missing two games with a strained back.
Rockets: Houston played much better after halftime than it did in an awful first half but couldn’t close it out to build on consecutive wins at San Antonio and Dallas.
Regular Season Series
GS leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
| 5th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 127 - 121 |
| 5th 0.0 | |
End of the 1st Overtime | 127 - 121 |
| 5th 2.1 |  |
Kyle Anderson defensive rebound | 127 - 121 |
| 5th 5.1 |  |
Jabari Smith Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper | 127 - 121 |
| 5th 8.1 | |
Buddy Hield lost ball turnover (Jabari Smith Jr. steals) | 127 - 121 |
Statistics
 GS |
 HOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 40-78 | FG | 44-107 |
| 51.3 | Field Goal % | 41.1 |
| 15-32 | 3PT | 15-45 |
| 46.9 | Three Point % | 33.3 |
| 32-50 | FT | 18-24 |
| 64.0 | Free Throw % | 75.0 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 38 | Defensive Rebounds | 31 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| 5 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 2 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 18 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 54 |
| 22 | Fouls | 32 |
| 31 | Largest Lead | 1 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 18,055 · Capacity:
2024-25 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Golden State |
12 | 4 | .750 | - | L1 |
 LA Lakers |
10 | 6 | .625 | 2 | L2 |
 LA Clippers |
10 | 7 | .588 | 2.5 | W4 |
 Phoenix |
9 | 7 | .563 | 3 | L5 |
 Sacramento |
8 | 8 | .500 | 4 | L2 |
2024-25 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Houston |
- | 6 | L1 | 0.6666667 | 12 |
 Memphis |
1.5 | 7 | W2 | 0.5882353 | 10 |
 Dallas |
2 | 7 | W4 | 0.5625 | 9 |
 San Antonio |
2.5 | 8 | W3 | 0.5294118 | 9 |
 New Orleans |
7.5 | 13 | L4 | 0.23529412 | 4 |
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