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11/11 23:18 CST Rockets beat Warriors 115-108 to end Golden State's 8-game
winning streak after Curry's early exit
Rockets beat Warriors 115-108 to end Golden State's 8-game winning streak after
Curry's early exit
By KRISTIE RIEKEN
AP Sports Writer
HOUSTON (AP) --- Kevin Durant scored 20 points, Alperen Sengun and Amen
Thompson added 19 and the Houston Rockets snapped Golden State's eight-game
winning streak with a 115-108 victory on Wednesday night.
The Warriors played most of the game without Stephen Curry after the superstar
left in the first quarter with right abdominal soreness and didn't return.
Golden State's longest winning streak since 2022 ended on a night they were
held well below their season average of 120.4 points a game. Curry, who entered
Wednesday ranked second in the NBA by averaging 30.6 points a game, had just
three points before exiting.
With Curry out, the Warriors were led by rookie Yaxel Lendeborg, who had 25
points and 10 rebounds. Brandin Podziemski added 22 points.
The Rockets led by nine points early in the fourth quarter before the Warriors
got 3-pointers from Georges Niang and De'Anthony Melton to cut the lead to
88-85 with about 10 minutes remaining.
But Houston scored the next eight points, with an alley-oop dunk by Thompson
before consecutive 3-pointers from Reed Sheppard to make it 96-85 with under
nine minutes to go.
The Warriors used a 6-0 run, with a four-point play by Podziemski, to get
within 5. But, back-to-back 3s from Sheppard and Fred VanVleet left Houston up
102-91 midway through the quarter.
Houston's Marcus Smart was ejected late in the third quarter for punching
Golden State's Charles Bassey. It was unclear what started the altercation
between the two, but Smart threw a punch that appeared to lightly strike
Bassey's nose.
Smart was immediately pushed away by two other Warriors and an official grabbed
Bassey around the waist and pulled him away. Smart didn't wait for the
officials to eject him, heading straight to the locker room after he was pulled
away. The play was reviewed and he was issued a Flagrant 2 foul and ejected
before play resumed.
Up next Warriors: Visit San Antonio on Friday night as they continue a five-game road trip. Rockets: Host Utah on Friday night. ___ See AP's full NBA coverage here
Up next Warriors: Visit San Antonio on Friday night as they continue a five-game road trip. Rockets: Host Utah on Friday night. ___ See AP's full NBA coverage here
