Game ID: 22301113
Golden State Warriors @ Houston Rockets
Thursday, April 4, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
Toyota Center, Houston, TX
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
HOU 24 26 33 27 110GSW 33 32 34 34 133
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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.
HOU availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Whitmore missed 7 since 3/12, out tonight
NEW Thompson 22 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Je. Green 17 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Landale 14 to 23 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's restOUT Whitmore missed 8 since 3/12, out tonight
NEW Ja. Green 32 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Thompson 22 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Landale 14 to 23 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Whitmore missed 9 since 3/12, returns tonight: 22 min (118% of 19)
NEW Ja. Green 32 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Thompson 22 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Je. Green 17 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Landale 14 to 24 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 4/02 · 1 day's restBACK Whitmore back 3/31 after 9, 22 min since (118% of 19)
NEW Ja. Green 32 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Thompson 22 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Landale 14 to 23 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 4/04 · 1 day's restBACK Whitmore back 3/31 after 9, 23 min since (121% of 19)
NEW Ja. Green 32 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Thompson 22 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Landale 14 to 23 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 4/05 · back-to-backBACK Whitmore back 3/31 after 9, 23 min since (122% of 19)
NEW Ja. Green 32 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Thompson 22 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Landale 14 to 20 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restBACK Whitmore back 3/31 after 9, 22 min since (119% of 19)
NEW Thompson 22 to 29 min over the last 4
NEW Landale 14 to 21 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restBACK Whitmore back 3/31 after 9, 22 min since (116% of 19)
NEW Landale 14 to 19 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 4/11 · 1 day's restNEW Landale 14 to 20 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 3/27 · back-to-backOUT Šarić missed 3 since 3/22, out tonight
BACK Looney back 3/20 after 2, 12 min since (76% of 16)
BACK Quinones back 3/20 after 2, 3 min since (25% of 11)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 26 min over the last 4
GSW availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's restOUT Šarić missed 4 since 3/22, out tonight
BACK Looney back 3/20 after 2, 13 min since (81% of 16)
BACK Quinones back 3/20 after 2, 3 min since (25% of 11)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 28 min over the last 4
GSW availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 2 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Šarić missed 5 since 3/22, out tonight
BACK Looney back 3/26 after 2, 15 min since (91% of 16)
BACK Quinones back 3/26 after 2, 3 min since (32% of 11)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 30 min over the last 4
GSW availability going into 4/02 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 3 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Šarić missed 6 since 3/22, out tonight
BACK Looney back 3/26 after 2, 13 min since (82% of 16)
BACK Quinones back 3/26 after 2, 3 min since (32% of 11)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 30 min over the last 4
GSW availability going into 4/04 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 4 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Šarić missed 7 since 3/22, out tonight
OUT Quinones missed 2 since 3/31, returns tonight: 4 min (36% of 11)
BACK Looney back 3/26 after 2, 12 min since (78% of 16)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 28 min over the last 4
GSW availability going into 4/05 · back-to-backOUT Kuminga missed 5 since 3/27, out tonight
OUT Šarić missed 8 since 3/22, out tonight
BACK Quinones back 4/04 after 2, 4 min since (36% of 11)
NEW Moody 18 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 28 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 6 since 3/27, returns tonight: 27 min (103% of 26)
OUT Šarić missed 9 since 3/22, out tonight
BACK Quinones back 4/04 after 2, 4 min since (36% of 11)
NEW Moody 18 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 26 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restOUT Wiggins missed 2 since 4/05, returns tonight: 29 min (106% of 27)
OUT Šarić missed 10 since 3/22, out tonight
BACK Kuminga back 4/07 after 6, 27 min since (103% of 26)
BACK Quinones back 4/04 after 2, 3 min since (31% of 11)
NEW Moody 18 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 24 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 4/11 · 1 day's restOUT Šarić missed 11 since 3/22, returns tonight: 6 min (33% of 17)
BACK Wiggins back 4/09 after 2, 29 min since (106% of 27)
BACK Kuminga back 4/07 after 6, 24 min since (92% of 26)
BACK Quinones back 4/04 after 2, 3 min since (26% of 11)
NEW Jackson-Davis 17 to 23 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 111, shooting 43 percent and 32 from three, 22 free throws a game; Ja. Green at 27 and Smith Jr. at 19 a game. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 99, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 10 free throws a game; Curry at 21 and Thompson at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Kuminga (4 straight), Šarić (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where Houston takes 22 free throws a game to Golden State's 10 and the glass, where Golden State has been plus-6 a night and Houston minus-2. Call it Golden State 112, Houston 111, Houston keeping it close.
3/27 @ OKC 132-126 — HOU notes
HOU won 132-126 in 1 overtime. HOU shot 48% (50 of 104) to OKC's 49%, 15 of 43 from three. Ja. Green led with 37 (14 of 24, 7 of 11 from three); Thompson added 25, Brooks 20. The hinge was Q1, 28-17: from level to 11 ahead. HOU trailed 49-50 at the half and won the second half 83-76. Ja. Green was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
3/29 @ UTA 101-100 — HOU notes
HOU won 101-100. HOU shot 38% (35 of 91) to UTA's 46%, 13 of 42 from three, and went to the line 28 times to UTA's 19 — 18 points from the stripe to their 18. HOU turned it over 10 times to UTA's 20. J. Green led with 34 (11 of 24, 4 of 11 from three, 8 of 14 at the line); VanVleet added 22, Thompson 18. The hinge was Q2, 28-24: the deficit went from 10 to 6. HOU trailed 41-47 at the half and won the second half 60-53.
3/31 vs DAL 107-125 — HOU notes
HOU lost 107-125. HOU shot 42% (39 of 92) to DAL's 52%, 13 of 38 from three, and went to the line 19 times to DAL's 9 — 16 points from the stripe to their 5. Smith Jr. led with 28 (9 of 14, 5 of 7 from three); Holiday added 16, Whitmore 13. Q3 was theirs, 28-25, the deficit cut from 21 to 18, but the other 3 periods went 100-79 against them. VanVleet's -25 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/02 @ MIN 106-113 — HOU notes
HOU lost 106-113. HOU took 15 more shots (92 to 77), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 45% to MIN's 53%, 14 of 48 from three, and got to the line 14 times to MIN's 22. J. Green led with 26 (10 of 22, 2 of 11 from three); VanVleet added 22, Smith Jr. 18. Q1 was theirs, 23-16, but the other 3 periods went 97-83 against them. They led by as many as 11. Thompson's -15 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/04 vs GSW 110-133 — HOU notes
HOU lost 110-133. HOU shot 42% (36 of 86) to GSW's 59%, 12 of 40 from three. HOU turned it over 12 times to GSW's 18. The glass went 29-43 against them. Smith Jr. led with 24 (8 of 17, 4 of 10 from three); Whitmore added 17, Ja. Green 13. Q3 was theirs, 33-34, but the other 3 periods went 99-77 against them. Brooks's -22 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/05 vs MIA — 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 111 a night and allowing 119, shooting 43 percent and 32 from three, 23 free throws a game; Ja. Green at 24 and Smith Jr. at 20 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 102, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Rozier at 24 and Adebayo at 19 a game. Without Herro (20 straight), Richardson (23 straight), Wright (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Miami wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Miami allowing 102 a night to Houston's 119 and the glass, where Miami has been plus-3 a night and Houston minus-5. Call it Miami 113, Houston 110, Houston keeping it close.
4/07 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 103, shooting 46 percent and 41 from three, 18 free throws a game; Dončić at 32 and Irving at 27 a game. Without Green (10 straight), Lively II (3 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 118, shooting 41 percent and 31 from three, 23 free throws a game; Ja. Green at 21 and Smith Jr. at 20 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the defense, Dallas allowing 103 a night to Houston's 118 and the arc, Dallas at 41 percent from three to Houston's 31. Call it Dallas 116, Houston 108.
4/09 vs ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 127, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; Smith Jr. at 19 and Ja. Green at 19 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest. Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 104, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Banchero at 23 and F. Wagner at 19 a game. One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Orlando allowing 104 a night to Houston's 127 and the glass, where Orlando has been plus-1 a night and Houston minus-8. Call it Orlando 115, Houston 111, Houston keeping it close.
4/11 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 123, shooting 43 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; Horton-Tucker at 18 and Sexton at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Lofton Jr. (2 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 124, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; VanVleet at 21 and Ja. Green at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, on the road, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Houston 117, Utah 116, Utah keeping it close.
3/27 @ ORL 101-93 — GSW notes
GSW won 101-93. GSW shot 44% (40 of 90) to ORL's 42%, 10 of 34 from three, and got to the line 13 times to ORL's 21. The glass went 52-39 for them. Wiggins led with 23 (8 of 17, 3 of 6 from three); Curry added 17, Thompson 15. The hinge was Q1, 27-11: from level to 16 ahead. Curry was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
3/29 @ CHA 115-97 — GSW notes
GSW won 115-97. GSW shot 54% (48 of 89) to CHA's 40%, 11 of 32 from three, and got to the line 9 times to CHA's 24. Curry led with 23 (9 of 18, 4 of 11 from three); Wiggins added 20, Jackson-Davis 18. The hinge was Q3, 39-26: a lead of 5 became 18, and the lead reached 23. Curry was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
3/31 @ SAS 117-113 — GSW notes
GSW won 117-113. GSW shot 49% (45 of 92) to SAS's 45%, 16 of 39 from three. Curry led with 33 (12 of 23, 7 of 15 from three); Green added 21, Thompson 13. The hinge was Q3, 37-21: GSW came in trailing by 8 and left it ahead by 8. GSW trailed 52-60 at the half and won the second half 65-53. Green was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
4/02 vs DAL 104-100 — GSW notes
GSW won 104-100. GSW shot 46% (41 of 90) to DAL's 44%, 15 of 32 from three. The glass went 52-42 for them. Wiggins led with 23 (8 of 16, 3 of 5 from three); Thompson added 14, Paul 14. The hinge was Q3, 31-25: from level to 6 ahead. Podziemski was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
4/04 @ HOU 133-110 — GSW notes
GSW won 133-110. GSW shot 59% (47 of 80) to HOU's 42%, 17 of 35 from three. GSW turned it over 18 times to HOU's 12, and HOU turned those into 11 steals. The glass went 43-29 for them. Curry led with 29 (9 of 14, 2 of 6 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Thompson added 29, Jackson-Davis 20. The hinge was Q1, 33-24: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 23. Curry was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
4/05 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 101, shooting 48 percent and 45 from three, 17 free throws a game; Dončić at 31 and Irving at 26 a game. Without Green (9 straight), Lively II (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Golden State comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 103, shooting 50 percent and 40 from three, 13 free throws a game; Curry at 23 and Thompson at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Kuminga (5 straight), Šarić (8 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-8 a night and Dallas minus-1 and the arc, Dallas at 45 percent from three to Golden State's 40. Call it Dallas 114, Golden State 111, Golden State keeping it close.
4/07 vs UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 106, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 14 free throws a game; Curry at 25 and Thompson at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Kuminga (6 straight), Šarić (9 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 121, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Sexton at 22 and Hendricks at 11 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-6 a night and Utah minus-5 and the defense, Golden State allowing 106 a night to Utah's 121. Call it Golden State 120, Utah 110, Golden State by 10.
4/09 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 112, shooting 52 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; James at 28 and Davis at 21 a game. They have won the glass by 5 a night. Without Vanderbilt (29 straight), Wood (23 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 108, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 14 free throws a game; Curry at 26 and Thompson at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without Wiggins (2 straight), Šarić (10 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the line, where the Lakers take 22 free throws a game to Golden State's 14. Call it the Lakers 117, Golden State 114, Golden State keeping it close.
4/11 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 105, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 14 free throws a game; Ayton at 26 and Banton at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Simons (9 straight), Sharpe (42 straight), Thybulle (5 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 110, shooting 52 percent and 47 from three, 15 free throws a game; Thompson at 24 and Curry at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Šarić (11 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 47 percent from three to Portland's 33. Call it Golden State 113, Portland 110, Portland keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
GSWAW A. Wiggins
BP B. Podziemski
CP C. Paul
DG D. Green
GP G. Payton II
JR J. Robinson
KL K. Looney
KT K. Thompson
LQ L. Quinones
MM M. Moody
SC S. Curry
TJ T. Jackson-Davis
HOUAH A. Holiday
AT A. Thompson
BM B. Marjanović
CW C. Whitmore
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
MA Marjanovic
NW N. Williams
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 and Thompson score 29 each as Warriors stretch win streak to 6 with 133-110 win over Rockets
HOUSTON -- — Steph Curry and Klay Thompson scored 29 points each and the Golden State Warriors stretched their winning streak to a season-high six games with a 133-110 win over the Houston Rockets on Thursday night.
“We know we can score against most teams but defense has been our calling card,” Curry said.
The Warriors, who are in 10th place in the Western Conference, never trailed and built a 15-point lead by halftime behind 21 points by Thompson. He made seven 3-pointers with five of them coming in the first half.
“Man, he was smoking and that was fun to watch,” coach Steve Kerr said. “He was feeling it right from the beginning.”
Kerr said he's not focused on the standings, but rather how they can build on this momentum.
“We’re not thinking about any of that, we’re just trying to win,” he said. “We’re on a nice run right now and we’re playing good basketball. So we’re going to do that for the next six games and see where we land.”
They improved to 3-0 against Houston this season and have won the last 13 regular-season games against the Rockets.
“We know what’s at stake and we know how important these last games are,” Thompson said. “So I thought we played with the sense of urgency we needed to get it done.”
Jabari Smith Jr. had 24 points to lead the Rockets, who dropped their third game in a row after winning their previous 11 games. Rookie Cam Whitmore added 17 points off the bench.
“You have to up your level against higher quality, high IQ teams,” coach Ime Udoka said. “Lack of communication has been one thing, but when you see that many slips to the basket and two men on one ball, it's a lack of communication or a lack of recognition of who you're guarding.”
The Warriors moved to 42-34 with the win to give them a winning season for the 38th time in franchise history and the fourth in a row.
Golden State was up by 16 after three and had pushed the lead to 20 when Kerr cleared the bench with about four minutes remaining.
Rookie Trayce Jackson-Davis scored a career-high 20 points for the Warriors with five rebounds and four assists in his 10th start this season.
“Trayce, for a rookie, it’s amazing what he’s doing,” Kerr said. “He’s gaining a lot more confidence with the extra playing time here in the second half of the season.”
The Warriors were without Jonathan Kuminga for a fifth straight game because of a knee injury. But Kerr said he was doing better and should return Friday night.
Andrew Wiggins injured his ankle in the fourth quarter and didn't return, but Kerr said the injury wasn't serious.
Houston’s Alperen Sengun , who has been out since severely spraining his right ankle March 10, spoke to reporters for the first time since his injury Thursday. He said he’s doing much better, but that he’s only at about 60%, making it unlikely that he’ll return this season.