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Golden State Warriors at Houston Rockets

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Hield scores 27 points, Warriors outlast Rockets 127-121 in OT after squandering big lead

Golden State Warriors vs. Houston Rockets: Game Highlights

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.

Takeaways Warriors: Golden State continued to win without Curry, improving to 5-1 this season. The team said he will be re-evaluated Sunday to see how much longer he’ll be out.

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.

Key moment Jonathan Kuminga scored the first two baskets of overtime to make it 123-119. He finished with 23 points.

Key stat Houston made just 1 of 12 shots in overtime.

Up next The Rockets host the Knicks on Monday night, while the Warriors visit Washington Monday night.

Regular Season Series

GS leads series 1-0

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

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40-78 FG 44-107
51 Field Goal % 41
15-32 3PT 15-45
47 Three Point % 33
32-50 FT 18-24
64 Free Throw % 75
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
Houston Rockets Houston Rockets Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Marcus Smart, G Suspension Nov 12
Clint Capela, C Out Nov 9
Steven Adams, C Out Nov 9
Golden State Warriors Golden State Warriors Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Stephen Curry, G Out Nov 12
Brandon Williams, G Out Nov 10
Kristaps Porzingis, C Out Nov 6
Moses Moody, G Out Oct 16
Jimmy Butler III, F Out Oct 16

Game Information

Toyota Center (Houston)

Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 18,055 · Capacity:

2026-27 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 11 2 .846 - W7
Golden State 8 5 .615 3 L2
Phoenix 5 6 .455 5 W2
LA Clippers 2 8 .200 7.5 L1
Sacramento 1 11 .083 9.5 L5

2026-27 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
San Antonio - 2 W11 0.84615386 11
Houston 1 3 W3 0.7692308 10
Memphis 2.5 4 W1 0.6666667 8
Dallas 3.5 5 L1 0.5833333 7
New Orleans 7 9 L5 0.30769232 4
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