Houston Rockets at Golden State Warriors
· National Basketball AssociationKevin Durant, Rockets spoil Stephen Curry's return from injury, beat Warriors 117-116
Curry missed a long, straightaway 3-pointer in the final seconds.
Gary Payton II scored the go-ahead basket on a goaltend by Amen Thompson with 20 seconds left, but Durant took charge on the other end. He finished with 31 points, eight rebounds and eight assists against his former team, making a crucial 3-pointer with 2:10 remaining.
But he missed with 38 seconds left, and Draymond Green found a cutting Payton in the key.
Curry dazzled down the stretch to score 29 points on 11-for-21 shooting in 26 minutes after missing 27 straight games because of a right knee injury — his first action since Jan. 30 against Detroit.
Curry's driving layup made it a one-point game with 1:27 left then Sengun converted a three-point play moments later only for Curry to hit a 3 on the other end.
Curry entered to a warm standing ovation and greetings on the big screen — he also expressed his gratitude on video — when he entered with 4:54 left in the opening quarter. It marked the first time he has come off the bench in a regular-season game since March 7, 2012, against Memphis. He last was a reserve in Game 4 of the first round of the 2022 playoffs during the Warriors’ last championship run.
Things briefly got heated midway through the second quarter when Green and Jabari Smith Jr. exchanged words and had to be separated. Smith wound up with 23 points and nine rebounds while Sengun added 24 points and Thompson 18 and seven assists.
Curry and younger brother Seth played together for the first time when Stephen re-entered the game at the 6:19 mark of the second quarter, the first time two brothers have been together in Warriors franchise history, according to Elias.
Seth Curry appeared in six preseason games for Golden State in 2013 then played for the team’s G League Santa Cruz Warriors that year — with the brothers playing all of 100 seconds together during the fourth quarter of two games during that ’13 preseason.
Warriors: Host the Kings on Tuesday night.
Regular Season Series
HOU wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 117 - 116 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 117 - 116 |
| 4th 0.1 |  |
Warriors offensive team rebound | 117 - 116 |
| 4th 2.1 | |
Stephen Curry misses 30-foot three point step back jumpshot | 117 - 116 |
| 4th 11.1 |  |
Alperen Sengun makes 4-foot layup (Kevin Durant assists) | 117 - 116 |
Statistics
 HOU |
 GS |
|
|---|---|---|
| 44-80 | FG | 42-84 |
| 55 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 13-29 | 3PT | 14-40 |
| 45 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 16-19 | FT | 18-20 |
| 84 | Free Throw % | 90 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 6 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 30 | Assists | 34 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 23 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 54 | Points in Paint | 52 |
| 16 | Fouls | 19 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 7 |
| 5 | Lead Changes | 5 |
| 64 | Percent Led | 32 |
Golden State Warriors Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Quinten Post, C | Out | Apr 18 |
| LJ Cryer, G | Out | Apr 10 |
| Moses Moody, G | Out | Mar 24 |
| Jimmy Butler III, F | Out | Feb 9 |
Houston Rockets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant, F | Out | May 1 |
| Steven Adams, C | Out | Jan 28 |
| Fred VanVleet, G | Out | Sep 22 |
Game Information
Location: San Francisco, CA
Attendance: 18,064 · Capacity:
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Antonio |
62 | 20 | .756 | - | L1 |
 Houston |
52 | 30 | .634 | 10 | W1 |
 New Orleans |
26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | L2 |
 Dallas |
26 | 56 | .317 | 36 | W1 |
 Memphis |
25 | 57 | .305 | 37 | L8 |
2025-26 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
- | 29 | W3 | 0.64634144 | 53 |
 Phoenix |
8 | 37 | W1 | 0.5487805 | 45 |
 LA Clippers |
11 | 40 | W1 | 0.5121951 | 42 |
 Golden State |
16 | 45 | L3 | 0.4512195 | 37 |
 Sacramento |
31 | 60 | L1 | 0.2682927 | 22 |
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