Rockets Roll to 135-105 Rout of Young Warriors
James Harden had 29 points and 10 assists, leading the Rockets past the cold-shooting Warriors on Thursday night in the teams' first game back from the All-Star break.
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James Harden had 29 points and 10 assists, leading the Rockets past the cold-shooting Warriors on Thursday night in the teams' first game back from the All-Star break.
Draymond Green scored 16 of his 20 points in the second half, Damion Lee had 22 points and a career-high 15 rebounds and the Warriors beat the Rockets 116-104 on Christmas Day.
The young and short-handed Warriors began their road trip with a loss against Houston as James Harden scored 36 points.
Stephen Curry scored all 33 of his points in the second half and the Golden State Warriors overcame Kevin Durant's absence to finish off Houston in six games, beating the Rockets 118-113 on Friday night.
The Golden State Warriors willed their way to a 104-99 win in Game 5 against the Houston Rockets as Durant left the game in the 3rd quarter with a calf strain.
There is an obvious difference when you look at the lineups for Golden State and the Houston Rockets. Just ask Warriors coach Steve Kerr.
James Harden scored 38 points and the Houston Rockets held off a late rally led by Stephen Curry for a 112-108 win over the Golden State Warriors on Monday night to even their Western Conference semifinals series at 2-2.
James Harden made a big 3-pointer in overtime and scored 41 points, and the Rockets outlasted the Warriors 126-121 on Saturday night to cut the deficit in the Western Conference semifinals to 2-1.
When asked to describe the challenges his team faces in Game 3 of their NBA playoff series with Houston, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr fired off a reference to the struggles faced by Jon Snow and his compatriots on 'A Game of Thrones.'
Officiating wasn't much of a factor as the Warriors took a 2-0 series lead against the Rockets on Tuesday evening.
A repeat of Sunday night's Warriors-Rockets NBA playoff game favors Houston, not Golden State.
Kevin Durant scored 35 points in outdueling James Harden and the Warriors held off the Rockets 104-100 in the opener of the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal.
Without Kevin Durant, the Golden State Warriors just barely beat the Houston Rockets in an intense rematch of last year's Western Conference Finals, 106-104.
The Houston Rockets outplayed the Golden State Warriors without ill NBA scoring leader James Harden for a 118-112 victory Saturday night.
James Harden rallied the Rockets past the Warriors 135-134 in a thriller between Western Conference powers Thursday night.
The Houston Rockets routed the Golden State Warriors 107-86 on Thursday night in a rematch of last season's Western Conference finals.
Rockets fans are pouring on the scorn for Ayesha Curry's new barbecue joint in Houston, which hasn't even opened yet.
Without their star point guard, Chris Paul, the Rockets couldn't push through a cold streak that left them trailing the Warriors in game 7.
The Golden State Warriors advanced to their fourth consecutive NBA Finals Monday, riding another powerful third quarter performance to defeat the Houston Rockets 101-92 and now are heading to another showdown with Lebron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Houston's Chris Paul has been ruled out for Game 7 of the Western Conference finals against Golden State because of a strained right hamstring.
Golden State rallied from an early 17-point deficit to stave off elimination with a 115-86 victory over the Houston Rockets on Saturday night to force a deciding Game 7 in the Western Conference finals.
Ayesha Curry is lashing out against some Houston Rockets fans, saying she was harassed after last night's Warriors playoff loss.
Houston's Chris Paul will miss Game 6 of the Western Conference finals against the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night because of a hamstring injury.
The Rockets head into Game 6 on Saturday night in Oakland one win away from knocking off the defending champions and advancing to the NBA Finals.
The Rockets, playing a dominant Warriors team in maybe the NBA's most hostile environment, evened the series at two games each.
