Golden State Warriors at Houston Rockets

· NBA Cup - Quarterfinals

Golden State Warriors

14-10, 7-6 Away

Final
90 - 91

Houston Rockets

17-8, 10-3 Home

Green makes late free throws, Rockets beat Warriors 91-90 to reach NBA Cup semifinals

Rockets prevail as controversial finish leaves Warriors stunned

Houston snapped a 15-game skid against the Warriors, winning for the first time in the series since Feb. 20, 2020. The Rockets will face Oklahoma City, which beat Dallas in the other West quarterfinal game on Tuesday night, in the semifinals on Saturday.

Alperen Sengun led the Rockets with 26 points and 11 rebounds and Jabari Smith Jr. added 15 points.

Houston led by 14 before falling behind late to set up the thrilling finish.

Houston trailed by six with about 1 1/2 minutes left before Fred VanVleet made a 3-pointer and Sengun added a layup with 27 seconds to go to cut the lead to one.

Stephen Curry missed a 3-pointer with 11 seconds left and Gary Payton II grabbed the rebound, but Green intercepted his pass and was fouled by Jonathan Kuminga to set up the winning free throws.

The Warriors had a chance to win it at the buzzer but Smith blocked Brandin Podziemski’s 3-point attempt.

Takeaways Warriors: Golden State beat the Rockets twice this season without Curry before losing Wednesday in a game where he had 19 points.

Rockets: This young team showed poise in finishing this one after squandering a double-digit lead.

Key moment Green’s hustle on getting the ball late to draw the foul to set up the winning free throws.

Key stat Houston won despite making just 6 of 27 3-pointers.

Up next While Houston heads to Las Vegas this weekend, the Warriors will return to regular-season play Sunday at Dallas.

Regular Season Series

GS leads series 2-1

Matchup Prediction

Rockets: 63.0%

Warriors: 37.0%

*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	90 - 91
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	90 - 91
4th 0.1	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	90 - 91
4th 2.0	Jabari Smith Jr. blocks Brandin Podziemski 's 25-foot three point jumper	90 - 91
4th 3.1	Brandin Podziemski enters the game for Kevon Looney	90 - 91

Statistics

GS		HOU
37-84	FG	38-83
44.0	Field Goal %	45.8
12-38	3PT	6-27
31.6	Three Point %	22.2
4-9	FT	9-10
44.4	Free Throw %	90.0
39	Rebounds	36
11	Offensive Rebounds	7
28	Defensive Rebounds	29
22	Assists	23
13	Steals	10
8	Blocks	5
15	Turnovers	16
7	Team Turnovers	1
22	Total Turnovers	17
0	Technical Fouls	0
0	Total Technical Fouls	0
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
30	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	18
8	Fast Break Points	12
40	Points in Paint	58
11	Fouls	14
7	Largest Lead	14