Golden State Warriors at Houston Rockets
· NBA Cup - QuarterfinalsGreen makes late free throws, Rockets beat Warriors 91-90 to reach NBA Cup semifinals
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.
Rockets: This young team showed poise in finishing this one after squandering a double-digit lead.
Regular Season Series
GS leads series 2-1
Matchup Prediction
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 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 18,055 · Capacity:
2024-25 Pacific Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
LA Clippers | 17 | 13 | .567 | - | W1 |
LA Lakers | 16 | 13 | .552 | 0.5 | L1 |
Golden State | 15 | 13 | .536 | 1 | L1 |
Phoenix | 14 | 14 | .500 | 2 | L3 |
Sacramento | 13 | 17 | .433 | 4 | L4 |
2024-25 Southwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Houston | 20 | 9 | .690 | - | W3 |
Memphis | 20 | 10 | .667 | 0.5 | L1 |
Dallas | 19 | 10 | .655 | 1 | W2 |
San Antonio | 15 | 14 | .517 | 5 | L1 |
New Orleans | 5 | 25 | .167 | 15.5 | L7 |
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