Game ID: 22300224
Houston Rockets @ Golden State Warriors
Monday, November 20, 2023 at 10:00 PM ET
Chase Center, San Francisco, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
GSW 29 34 29 29 121HOU 27 26 28 35 116
GSW vs HOU ScoutingGSW vs HOU Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
GSW availability going into 11/12 · back-to-backOUT Quinones missed 6 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Podziemski back 11/05 after 2, 7 min since (27% of 27)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 11/05 after 2, 9 min since (53% of 17)
BACK Joseph back 11/05 after 2, 2 min since (21% of 11)
GSW availability going into 11/14 · 1 day's restOUT Quinones missed 7 since 11/01, out tonight
BACK Podziemski back 11/05 after 2, 6 min since (22% of 27)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 11/05 after 2, 7 min since (44% of 17)
BACK Joseph back 11/05 after 2, 2 min since (21% of 11)
NEW Looney 16 to 23 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/16 · 1 day's restOUT Quinones missed 8 since 11/01, returns tonight: 4 min (40% of 11)
BACK Joseph back 11/11 after 2, 8 min since (68% of 11)
NEW Šarić 17 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Looney 16 to 26 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/18 · 1 day's restOUT Curry missed 2 since 11/14, returns tonight: 40 min (123% of 33)
BACK Joseph back 11/11 after 2, 12 min since (105% of 11)
BACK Quinones back 11/16 after 8, 4 min since (40% of 11)
NEW Šarić 17 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Looney 16 to 25 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/20 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 2 since 11/16, out tonight
BACK Curry back 11/18 after 2, 40 min since (123% of 33)
BACK Joseph back 11/11 after 2, 12 min since (105% of 11)
BACK Quinones back 11/16 after 8, 4 min since (40% of 11)
NEW Šarić 17 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Looney 16 to 26 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/22 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 3 since 11/16, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 2 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Joseph missed 2 since 11/18, returns tonight: 16 min (142% of 11)
OUT Quinones missed 2 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Curry back 11/18 after 2, 38 min since (115% of 33)
NEW Paul 26 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Šarić 17 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Looney 16 to 25 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/24 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 4 since 11/16, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 3 since 11/18, returns tonight: 18 min (119% of 16)
OUT Quinones missed 3 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Curry back 11/18 after 2, 34 min since (105% of 33)
BACK Joseph back 11/22 after 2, 16 min since (142% of 11)
NEW Šarić 17 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Looney 16 to 25 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/28 · 3 days' restOUT Green missed 5 since 11/16, returns tonight: 33 min (123% of 27)
OUT Quinones missed 4 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Curry back 11/18 after 2, 34 min since (105% of 33)
BACK Payton II back 11/24 after 3, 18 min since (119% of 16)
BACK Joseph back 11/22 after 2, 16 min since (142% of 11)
NEW Šarić 17 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Looney 16 to 23 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/30 · 1 day's restOUT Quinones missed 5 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Curry back 11/18 after 2, 35 min since (107% of 33)
BACK Green back 11/28 after 5, 33 min since (123% of 27)
BACK Payton II back 11/24 after 3, 18 min since (113% of 16)
BACK Joseph back 11/22 after 2, 12 min since (106% of 11)
NEW Looney 16 to 25 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Thompson missed 3 since 11/04, out tonight
BACK Eason back 11/08 after 4, 14 min since (65% of 22)
BACK Whitmore back 11/04 after 3, 7 min since (36% of 19)
BACK Holiday back 11/01 after 2, 18 min since (113% of 16)
BACK Landale back 11/01 after 2, 15 min since (108% of 14)
NEW Tate 16 to 22 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Thompson missed 4 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Whitmore missed 2 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Eason back 11/08 after 4, 17 min since (76% of 22)
BACK Holiday back 11/01 after 2, 18 min since (108% of 16)
BACK Landale back 11/01 after 2, 13 min since (97% of 14)
NEW Tate 16 to 22 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 11/17 · 4 days' restOUT Thompson missed 5 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Whitmore missed 3 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Eason back 11/08 after 4, 16 min since (75% of 22)
NEW Tate 16 to 23 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 11/19 · 1 day's restOUT Thompson missed 6 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Whitmore missed 4 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Eason back 11/08 after 4, 17 min since (79% of 22)
HOU availability going into 11/20 · back-to-backOUT Thompson missed 7 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Whitmore missed 5 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Eason back 11/08 after 4, 17 min since (79% of 22)
HOU availability going into 11/22 · 1 day's restOUT Thompson missed 8 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Whitmore missed 6 since 11/08, out tonight
HOU availability going into 11/24 · 1 day's restOUT Thompson missed 9 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Whitmore missed 7 since 11/08, out tonight
HOU availability going into 11/28 · 3 days' restOUT Thompson missed 10 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Whitmore missed 8 since 11/08, out tonight
HOU availability going into 11/29 · back-to-backOUT Thompson missed 11 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Whitmore missed 9 since 11/08, returns tonight: 6 min (31% of 19)
OUT Landale missed 2 since 11/24, returns tonight: 14 min (100% of 14)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 119, shooting 42 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Curry at 31 and Wiggins at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Green (2 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 102, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Sengun at 22 and Ja. Green at 18 a game. Without Thompson (7 straight), Whitmore (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Houston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Houston allowing 102 a night to Golden State's 119 and the turnovers, Golden State giving it away 17 times a game to Houston's 13. Call it Houston 111, Golden State 110, Golden State keeping it close.
11/12 vs MIN 110-116 — GSW notes
GSW lost 110-116. GSW took 14 more shots (96 to 82), fed by 19 offensive rebounds, but shot 39% to MIN's 52%, 12 of 43 from three. Curry led with 38 (11 of 25, 5 of 13 from three, 11 of 12 at the line); Thompson added 16, Šarić 11. Q4 was theirs, 37-27, the deficit cut from 16 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 89-73 against them. Wiggins's -13 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/14 vs MIN 101-104 — GSW notes
GSW lost 101-104. GSW shot 42% (37 of 88) to MIN's 44%, 13 of 39 from three. Podziemski led with 23 (9 of 18, 3 of 8 from three); Šarić added 21, Paul 15. Q1 was theirs, 30-22, but the other 3 periods went 82-71 against them. They led by as many as 12.
11/16 vs OKC 109-128 — GSW notes
GSW lost 109-128. GSW took 11 more shots (98 to 87), fed by 20 offensive rebounds, but shot 41% to OKC's 51%, 14 of 41 from three. Kuminga led with 21 (8 of 13, 1 of 4 from three); Paul added 15, Podziemski 13. Q2 was theirs, 36-28, the deficit cut from 15 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 100-73 against them. Podziemski's -26 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/18 vs OKC 123-130 — GSW notes
GSW lost 123-130 in 1 overtime. GSW shot 45% (44 of 97) to OKC's 52%, 18 of 46 from three. GSW turned it over 16 times to OKC's 10, and OKC turned those into 8 steals. Wiggins led with 31 (12 of 19, 5 of 8 from three); Curry added 25, Thompson 16. Q2 was theirs, 30-18, turning a 2-point deficit into a 10-point lead, but the other 4 periods went 112-93 against them. They led by as many as 18. Kuminga's -18 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/20 vs HOU 121-116 — GSW notes
GSW won 121-116. GSW shot 47% (36 of 77) to HOU's 46%, 21 of 43 from three, and went to the line 33 times to HOU's 19 — 28 points from the stripe to their 15. Curry led with 32 (8 of 14, 5 of 9 from three, 11 of 12 at the line); Thompson added 20, Šarić 18. The hinge was Q2, 34-26: a lead of 2 became 10. Paul was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
11/22 @ PHX — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 120, shooting 51 percent and 45 from three, 25 free throws a game; Durant at 33 and Booker at 27 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Beal (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 119, shooting 43 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Curry at 32 and Wiggins at 14 a game. Without Green (3 straight), Payton II (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the arc, Phoenix at 45 percent from three to Golden State's 37. Call it Phoenix 119, Golden State 115, Golden State keeping it close.
11/24 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 120, shooting 44 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Curry at 24 and Wiggins at 15 a game. Without Green (4 straight), Payton II (3 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 121, shooting 42 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Johnson at 20 and Collins at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 38 percent from three to San Antonio's 33. Call it Golden State 119, San Antonio 111.
11/28 @ SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 118, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Fox at 30 and Sabonis at 21 a game. Without Murray (2 straight), Ellis (3 straight). 3 days' rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 122, shooting 46 percent and 40 from three, 25 free throws a game; Curry at 27 and Thompson at 16 a game. Without Green (5 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Sacramento wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Sacramento 118, Golden State 115, Golden State keeping it close.
11/30 vs LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 42 from three, 27 free throws a game; Curry at 27 and Thompson at 19 a game. One day's rest. The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Leonard at 24 and George at 22 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 107 a night to Golden State's 121 and the arc, Golden State at 42 percent from three to the Clippers' 34. Call it Golden State 115, the Clippers 113, the Clippers keeping it close.
11/10 vs NOP 104-101 — HOU notes
HOU won 104-101. HOU shot 41% (36 of 88) to NOP's 45%, 10 of 35 from three, and got to the line 28 times to NOP's 34. HOU turned it over 9 times to NOP's 18. Ja. Green led with 25 (7 of 18, 2 of 8 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Sengun added 24, VanVleet 20. The hinge was Q4, 34-22: HOU came in trailing by 9 and left it ahead by 3. Je. Green was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
11/12 vs DEN 107-104 — HOU notes
HOU won 107-104. HOU shot 43% (37 of 87) to DEN's 46%, 10 of 32 from three, and went to the line 29 times to DEN's 14 — 23 points from the stripe to their 11. VanVleet led with 26 (9 of 21, 3 of 9 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Sengun added 23, Je. Green 15. The hinge was Q4, 33-28: HOU came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 3. HOU trailed 46-50 at the half and won the second half 61-54. Je. Green was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
11/17 @ LAC 100-106 — HOU notes
HOU lost 100-106. HOU shot 43% (38 of 88) to LAC's 43%, 10 of 31 from three, and got to the line 20 times to LAC's 30. Sengun led with 23 (8 of 18, 2 of 5 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Ja. Green added 20, VanVleet 19. Q2 was theirs, 27-19, turning a 6-point deficit into a 2-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 87-73 against them.
11/19 @ LAL 104-105 — HOU notes
HOU lost 104-105. HOU shot 49% (41 of 84) to LAL's 47%, 14 of 37 from three, and got to the line just 10 times against 25 fouls committed. Brooks led with 24 (9 of 21, 6 of 11 from three); Sengun added 23, VanVleet 15. Q1 was theirs, 28-20, but the other 3 periods went 85-76 against them. They led by as many as 11. Eason's -18 in 17 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/20 @ GSW 116-121 — HOU notes
HOU lost 116-121. HOU took 18 more shots (95 to 77), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 46% to GSW's 47%, 13 of 41 from three, and got to the line 19 times to GSW's 33. Sengun led with 30 (13 of 23, 2 of 3 from three); Smith Jr. added 17, Brooks 16. Q4 was theirs, 35-29, the deficit cut from 11 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 92-81 against them. Ja. Green's -13 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/22 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 107, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; Sengun at 25 and VanVleet at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Thompson (8 straight), Whitmore (6 straight). One day's rest. Memphis comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 114, shooting 42 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Bane at 27 and Aldama at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Morant (13 straight), Smart (2 straight), Jackson (9 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Houston allowing 107 a night to Memphis's 114 and the arc, Memphis at 37 percent from three to Houston's 32. Call it Houston 112, Memphis 108, Memphis keeping it close.
11/24 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 105, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; Sengun at 22 and Ja. Green at 18 a game. Without Thompson (9 straight), Whitmore (7 straight). One day's rest. Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 114, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Jokić at 23 and Porter Jr. at 18 a game. Without Murray (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Houston allowing 105 a night to Denver's 114 and the arc, Denver at 37 percent from three to Houston's 33. Call it Houston 111, Denver 108, Denver keeping it close.
11/28 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Dončić at 29 and Irving at 29 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Kleber (8 straight). 2 days' rest. Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 102, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 17 free throws a game; Sengun at 22 and Ja. Green at 21 a game. Without Thompson (10 straight), Whitmore (8 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the defense, Houston allowing 102 a night to Dallas's 117 and the glass, where Houston has been plus-1 a night and Dallas minus-5. Call it Dallas 112, Houston 111, Houston keeping it close.
11/29 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Jokić at 29 and Jackson at 18 a game. Without Murray (11 straight), Gordon (2 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 105, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; Sengun at 23 and Ja. Green at 19 a game. Without Thompson (11 straight), Whitmore (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the arc, Denver at 38 percent from three to Houston's 34 and the defense, Houston allowing 105 a night to Denver's 111. Call it Denver 111, Houston 108, Houston keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
GSWAW A. Wiggins
BP B. Podziemski
CP C. Paul
DŠ D. Šarić
JK J. Kuminga
KL K. Looney
KT K. Thompson
MM M. Moody
SC S. Curry
SA Saric
HOUAH A. Holiday
AS A. Sengun
DB D. Brooks
FV F. VanVleet
JG J. Green
JL J. Landale
JS J. Smith Jr.
JT J. Tate
JG Ja. Green
JG Je. Green
RB R. Bullock Jr.
GSW/HOU the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Curry extends NBA 3-point shooting record as Warriors top Rockets 121-116
SAN FRANCISCO -- — Stephen Curry scored 32 points with five 3-pointers to extend his latest NBA record, Klay Thompson broke out of his shooting slump with a season-high 20 points, and the Golden State Warriors snapped their six-game losing streak with a 121-116 win over the Houston Rockets on Monday night.
“We weren’t perfect but in this case you just need to win,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “That was the focus. Hopefully this is a good sign and we can get back on track.”
Already the league’s all-time leader in made 3-pointers, Curry is the first player in league history to have four or more in each of his first 13 games to start a season. The nine-time All-Star and two-time MVP was 8 of 14 from the floor and 5 of 9 beyond the arc.
It’s Curry’s seventh game this season with 30 or more points, and 10th with at least 25.
As time expired in the fourth quarter, Curry jokingly raised his arms in celebration.
“Haven’t had good energy walking off this floor in a while,” Curry said of the Warriors’ second home win of the season and first since Nov. 1. “We needed this one for sure.”
Thompson entered the night shooting 15 of 42 (3 of 19 from 3-point range) over his previous four games but came out strong early against the Rockets with three 3s and 12 points in the first quarter. He finished 7 of 16 and had five 3-pointers.
Chris Paul added 15 points and 12 assists helping Golden State to its 12th consecutive win against Houston.
“I tell Klay all the time, every time he shoots it I think it’s going in,” Paul said. “Every time I’m pushing the ball up the court I’m looking for him.”
One night after a one-point loss to the Lakers, the Rockets trailed by 14 and were behind by double digits much of the night before making a run at the end to make it close.
Alperen Sengun had 30 points and 13 rebounds for Houston. Jabari Smith Jr. scored 17, and Dillon Brooks and Jalen Green each had 16.
The Rockets, winless in five road games this season, haven’t beaten the Warriors since Feb. 20, 2020.
Houston coach Ime Udoka blamed the Rockets’ defense for allowing Golden State to take several open shots.
“This is a team, the main team in the league, that takes advantage of those mistakes,” Udoka said. “We were poor on our coverage for the most part. Our attention to deal was not the best.”
Curry got off to a slow start but made a four-point play late in the second quarter to go with a pair of 3s. He made his milestone fourth 3-pointer late in the third quarter to put the Warriors ahead 100-87.
UP NEXT
Rockets: Play the Grizzlies at home Wednesday. Houston has lost nine of the last 10 games between the two teams.
Warriors: Visit the Suns on Wednesday. Phoenix beat Golden State earlier this season.