Game ID: 22400784
Golden State Warriors @ Houston Rockets
Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
Toyota Center, Houston, TX
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
HOU 19 29 22 28 98GSW 28 34 20 23 105
GSW @ HOU ScoutingGSW @ 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.
HOU availability going into 2/06 · 1 day's restOUT VanVleet missed 2 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 17 since 1/03, out tonight
OUT Dante missed 50 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Landale missed 2 since 2/03, returns tonight: 14 min (121% of 12)
OUT Jef. Green missed 2 since 2/03, out tonight
BACK Sengun back 2/04 after 3, 34 min since (108% of 32)
BACK Sheppard back 2/01 after 6, 16 min since (136% of 12)
NEW Thompson 32 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Eason 24 to 30 min over the last 3
NEW Adams 15 to 22 min over the last 4
HOU availability going into 2/08 · 1 day's restOUT VanVleet missed 3 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 18 since 1/03, out tonight
OUT Dante missed 51 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Jef. Green missed 3 since 2/03, out tonight
BACK Sengun back 2/04 after 3, 34 min since (105% of 32)
BACK Sheppard back 2/01 after 6, 17 min since (137% of 12)
BACK Landale back 2/06 after 2, 14 min since (121% of 12)
NEW Thompson 32 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Eason 24 to 30 min over the last 4
NEW Whitmore 15 to 21 min over the last 5
NEW Adams 15 to 22 min over the last 4
HOU availability going into 2/09 · back-to-backOUT VanVleet missed 4 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 19 since 1/03, out tonight
OUT Dante missed 52 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Jef. Green missed 4 since 2/03, returns tonight: 20 min (170% of 12)
BACK Sengun back 2/04 after 3, 35 min since (110% of 32)
BACK Sheppard back 2/01 after 6, 15 min since (122% of 12)
BACK Landale back 2/06 after 2, 14 min since (121% of 12)
NEW Thompson 32 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Eason 24 to 30 min over the last 4
NEW Whitmore 15 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Adams 15 to 22 min over the last 4
HOU availability going into 2/12 · 2 days' restOUT VanVleet missed 5 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 20 since 1/03, out tonight
OUT Dante missed 53 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Sengun back 2/04 after 3, 27 min since (85% of 32)
BACK Landale back 2/06 after 2, 19 min since (165% of 12)
BACK Jef. Green back 2/09 after 4, 20 min since (170% of 12)
NEW Thompson 32 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Brooks 32 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Eason 24 to 31 min over the last 3
NEW Whitmore 15 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Adams 15 to 21 min over the last 3
HOU availability going into 2/13 · back-to-backOUT VanVleet missed 6 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 21 since 1/03, out tonight
OUT Dante missed 54 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Sengun back 2/04 after 3, 29 min since (92% of 32)
BACK Landale back 2/06 after 2, 19 min since (165% of 12)
BACK Jef. Green back 2/09 after 4, 20 min since (170% of 12)
NEW Thompson 32 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Eason 24 to 31 min over the last 3
NEW Whitmore 15 to 24 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 2/21 · 7 days' restOUT VanVleet missed 7 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Smith Jr. missed 22 since 1/03, returns tonight: 38 min (131% of 29)
OUT Dante missed 55 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Landale back 2/06 after 2, 18 min since (155% of 12)
BACK Jef. Green back 2/09 after 4, 20 min since (178% of 12)
NEW Eason 24 to 31 min over the last 3
NEW Whitmore 15 to 21 min over the last 5
NEW Holiday 13 to 22 min over the last 3
HOU availability going into 2/22 · back-to-backOUT VanVleet missed 8 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Dante missed 56 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Smith Jr. back 2/21 after 22, 38 min since (131% of 29)
BACK Jef. Green back 2/09 after 4, 20 min since (178% of 12)
NEW Thompson 32 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Eason 24 to 30 min over the last 3
NEW Holiday 13 to 21 min over the last 4
HOU availability going into 2/25 · 2 days' restOUT VanVleet missed 9 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Dante missed 57 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Smith Jr. back 2/21 after 22, 34 min since (116% of 29)
BACK Jef. Green back 2/09 after 4, 21 min since (184% of 12)
NEW Thompson 32 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Holiday 13 to 25 min over the last 4
NEW Landale 12 to 17 min over the last 3
HOU availability going into 2/26 · back-to-backOUT VanVleet missed 10 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Adams missed 2 since 2/22, returns tonight: 19 min (128% of 15)
OUT Dante missed 58 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Smith Jr. back 2/21 after 22, 33 min since (115% of 29)
NEW Eason 24 to 31 min over the last 3
NEW Holiday 13 to 22 min over the last 4
NEW Jef. Green 12 to 19 min over the last 3
GSW availability going into 2/06 · back-to-backOUT Kuminga missed 16 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Waters III missed 2 since 2/03, not on tonight's roster
OUT Anderson missed 2 since 2/03, not on tonight's roster
OUT Jackson-Davis missed 2 since 2/03, returns tonight: 5 min (32% of 15)
BACK Green back 2/03 after 7, 32 min since (106% of 30)
NEW Looney 14 to 22 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/08 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 17 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Green back 2/03 after 7, 32 min since (108% of 30)
BACK Waters III back 1/31 after 2, 6 min since (34% of 17)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 2/06 after 2, 5 min since (32% of 15)
GSW availability going into 2/10 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 18 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Green back 2/03 after 7, 32 min since (108% of 30)
BACK Waters III back 1/31 after 2, 6 min since (34% of 17)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 2/06 after 2, 4 min since (29% of 15)
GSW availability going into 2/12 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 19 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Green back 2/03 after 7, 32 min since (108% of 30)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 2/06 after 2, 3 min since (22% of 15)
NEW Hield 23 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Moody 21 to 28 min over the last 4
GSW availability going into 2/13 · back-to-backOUT Kuminga missed 20 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Jackson-Davis back 2/06 after 2, 3 min since (22% of 15)
NEW Hield 23 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Moody 21 to 29 min over the last 4
GSW availability going into 2/21 · 7 days' restOUT Kuminga missed 21 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Jackson-Davis missed 2 since 2/12, returns tonight: 3 min (20% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 30 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/23 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 22 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Jackson-Davis back 2/21 after 2, 3 min since (20% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 29 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/25 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 23 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Jackson-Davis back 2/21 after 2, 3 min since (20% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 30 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/27 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 24 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Jackson-Davis missed 2 since 2/23, out tonight
NEW Moody 21 to 28 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 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 108, shooting 43 percent and 32 from three, 26 free throws a game; Green at 21 and Sengun at 17 a game. Without VanVleet (6 straight), Smith Jr. (21 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 117, shooting 45 percent and 33 from three, 26 free throws a game; Curry at 33 and Butler III at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Kuminga (20 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the defense, Houston allowing 108 a night to Golden State's 117. Call it Houston 113, Golden State 111, Golden State keeping it close.
2/06 @ MIN 114-127 — HOU notes
HOU lost 114-127. HOU shot 49% (41 of 84) to MIN's 48%, 12 of 31 from three. Green led with 28 (9 of 22, 3 of 8 from three, 7 of 10 at the line); Thompson added 16, Sengun 16. Q2 was theirs, 38-34, but the other 3 periods went 93-76 against them. Sengun's -21 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/08 @ DAL 105-116 — HOU notes
HOU lost 105-116. HOU took 17 more shots (100 to 83), fed by 19 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to DAL's 47%, 8 of 28 from three, and got to the line 22 times to DAL's 34. Sengun led with 30 (11 of 19, 1 of 3 from three, 7 of 10 at the line); Green added 24, Thompson 20. Q3 was theirs, 33-24, the deficit cut from 17 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 92-72 against them. Thompson's -12 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/09 vs TOR 94-87 — HOU notes
HOU won 94-87. HOU shot 36% (31 of 86) to TOR's 37%, 10 of 38 from three, and went to the line 28 times to TOR's 17 — 22 points from the stripe to their 13. HOU turned it over 15 times to TOR's 10. The glass went 58-48 for them. Brooks led with 19 (5 of 16, 2 of 7 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Ja. Green added 18, Je. Green 14. The hinge was Q4, 36-24: HOU came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 7. HOU trailed 37-42 at the half and won the second half 57-45. Je. Green was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
2/12 vs PHX 119-111 — HOU notes
HOU won 119-111. HOU shot 47% (46 of 97) to PHX's 52%, 13 of 42 from three, and went to the line 24 times to PHX's 11 — 14 points from the stripe to their 9. HOU turned it over 11 times to PHX's 17. Eason led with 25 (11 of 16, 3 of 5 from three); Green added 22, Thompson 18. The hinge was Q4, 35-19: HOU came in trailing by 8 and left it ahead by 8. HOU trailed 51-57 at the half and won the second half 68-54. Eason was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
2/13 vs GSW 98-105 — HOU notes
HOU lost 98-105. HOU shot 41% (38 of 93) to GSW's 39%, 12 of 36 from three, and got to the line 18 times to GSW's 27. HOU turned it over 20 times to GSW's 10, and GSW turned those into 13 steals. The glass went 52-42 for them. Holiday led with 25 (10 of 20, 2 of 9 from three); Landale added 13, Williams 11. Q4 was theirs, 28-23, the deficit cut from 12 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 82-70 against them. Sengun's -19 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/21 vs MIN — 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 109, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 24 free throws a game; Green at 20 and Sengun at 15 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without VanVleet (7 straight), Smith Jr. (22 straight). 7 days' rest. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 109, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 24 free throws a game; Edwards at 34 and Reid at 19 a game. Without Randle (8 straight), DiVincenzo (16 straight), Conley (4 straight). 7 days' rest.
So: Houston wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Houston 110, Minnesota 109, Minnesota keeping it close.
2/22 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 126, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Clarkson at 20 and Collins at 19 a game. Without Sexton (7 straight), Hendricks (52 straight), Tshiebwe (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 107, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; Green at 22 and Sengun at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. Without VanVleet (8 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Houston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Houston allowing 107 a night to Utah's 126 and the glass, where Houston has been plus-8 a night and Utah minus-1. Call it Houston 115, Utah 112, Utah keeping it close.
2/25 vs MIL — 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 109 a night and allowing 108, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Green at 22 and Sengun at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without VanVleet (9 straight). 2 days' rest. Milwaukee comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Lillard at 27 and Antetokounmpo at 21 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Portis (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-4 a night and Milwaukee minus-6. Call it Houston 112, Milwaukee 110, Milwaukee keeping it close.
2/26 vs SAS — 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 110, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Green at 23 and Sengun at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without VanVleet (10 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. San Antonio comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 115, shooting 43 percent and 30 from three, 20 free throws a game; Fox at 21 and Johnson at 15 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 13 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-5 a night and San Antonio minus-13 and the arc, Houston at 37 percent from three to San Antonio's 30. Call it Houston 114, San Antonio 109.
2/06 @ LAL 112-120 — GSW notes
GSW lost 112-120. GSW took 23 more shots (101 to 78), fed by 10 offensive rebounds, but shot 41% to LAL's 50%, 16 of 53 from three, and got to the line 20 times to LAL's 36. Curry led with 37 (13 of 35, 6 of 20 from three); Hield added 14, Moody 14. Q3 was theirs, 30-21, the deficit cut from 20 to 11, but the other 3 periods went 99-82 against them. Post's -17 in 11 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/08 @ CHI 132-111 — GSW notes
GSW won 132-111. GSW shot 50% (45 of 90) to CHI's 44%, 19 of 48 from three. The glass went 44-31 for them. Curry led with 34 (10 of 19, 8 of 16 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Butler III added 25, Post 18. The hinge was Q4, 35-17: a lead of 3 became 21, and the lead reached 25. GSW trailed 55-69 at the half and won the second half 77-42. Green was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
2/10 @ MIL 125-111 — GSW notes
GSW won 125-111. GSW shot 44% (41 of 93) to MIL's 50%, 13 of 45 from three. GSW turned it over 9 times to MIL's 20. The glass went 48-37 for them. Curry led with 38 (12 of 24, 6 of 16 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Butler III added 20, Hield 16. The hinge was Q4, 36-28: a lead of 6 became 14, and the lead reached 19. Podziemski was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
2/12 @ DAL 107-111 — GSW notes
GSW lost 107-111. GSW took 9 more shots (96 to 87), fed by 18 offensive rebounds, but shot 43% to DAL's 48%, 10 of 35 from three. The glass went 50-39 for them. Curry led with 25 (9 of 23, 4 of 13 from three); Butler III added 21, Moody 14. Q4 was theirs, 29-28, the deficit cut from 5 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 83-78 against them. Hield's -21 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/13 @ HOU 105-98 — GSW notes
GSW won 105-98. GSW shot 39% (35 of 89) to HOU's 41%, 11 of 41 from three, and went to the line 27 times to HOU's 18 — 24 points from the stripe to their 10. GSW turned it over 10 times to HOU's 20. The glass went 42-52 against them. Curry led with 27 (7 of 17, 5 of 13 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Butler III added 19, Podziemski 18. The hinge was Q1, 28-19: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 24.
2/21 @ 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 121 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; DeRozan at 24 and LaVine at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. 7 days' rest. Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 110, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 26 free throws a game; Curry at 32 and Butler III at 21 a game. Without Kuminga (21 straight). 7 days' rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 110 a night to Sacramento's 121 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-10 a night and Golden State plus-4. Call it Sacramento 116, Golden State 115, Golden State keeping it close.
2/23 vs DAL — 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 120 a night and allowing 108, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 24 free throws a game; Curry at 29 and Butler III at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Kuminga (22 straight). One day's rest. Dallas comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Irving at 30 and Christie at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Davis (4 straight), Lively II (17 straight), Gafford (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-4 a night and Dallas minus-8 and the arc, Dallas at 40 percent from three to Golden State's 34. Call it Golden State 116, Dallas 111.
2/25 vs CHA — 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 119 a night and allowing 106, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 24 free throws a game; Curry at 28 and Butler III at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Kuminga (23 straight). One day's rest. Charlotte comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 95 a night and allowing 120, shooting 38 percent and 30 from three, 19 free throws a game; Bridges at 25 and Ball at 15 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. Without Gra. Williams (40 straight), Simpson (5 straight), Jeffries (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-4 a night and Charlotte minus-11 and the defense, Golden State allowing 106 a night to Charlotte's 120. Call it Golden State 118, Charlotte 103, Golden State by 15.
2/27 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 102, shooting 42 percent and 28 from three, 25 free throws a game; Banchero at 25 and Wagner at 22 a game. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 102, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; Curry at 23 and Butler III at 16 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Kuminga (24 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 34 percent from three to Orlando's 28 and the line, where Orlando takes 25 free throws a game to Golden State's 20. Call it Golden State 109, Orlando 106, Orlando keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
HOUAH A. Holiday
AS A. Sengun
AT A. Thompson
CW C. Whitmore
DB D. Brooks
JG J. Green
JL J. Landale
JT J. Tate
JG Ja. Green
JG Je. Green
NW N. Williams
SA S. Adams
GSWBH B. Hield
BP B. Podziemski
DG D. Green
GS G. Santos
JB J. Butler III
KL K. Looney
MM M. Moody
PS P. Spencer
QP Q. Post
SC S. Curry
HOU/GSW 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 scores 27 points to lead the Warriors to a 105-98 win over the Rockets
HOUSTON -- — Stephen Curry scored 27 points and the Golden State Warriors withstood a late surge by the Houston Rockets for a 105-98 victory Thursday night.
The Warriors were clinging to a two-point lead before using a 11-2 run to make it 102-91 with about two minutes remaining. A highlight of that spurt came when Curry juked Jeff Green before swishing a 3-pointer and Jimmy Butler wowed the visitor’s bench with a two-handed dunk about a minute later.
Golden State led by as many as 24, and frustrated with the poor performance of his starters, Houston coach Ime Udoka benched Jalen Green , Alperen Sengun and Dillon Brooks to start the fourth quarter. The team’s backups keyed a 16-6 run that cut the lead to 88-86 with seven minutes left.
Nate Williams , who was playing in just his sixth game this season, had seven points in that stretch.
Udoka never re-inserted the three starters. Aaron Holiday led the Rockets by tying a career high with 25 points as Houston lost for the seventh time in nine games.
Takeaways Warriors: Butler has played well in his first few games with Golden State and should only get more comfortable with his new team after the break.
Rockets: Houston’s stars must play better after the break if the team wants to stay in contention in the Western Conference and make the playoffs for the first time since 2020.
Key moment Curry’s 3-pointer over Jeff Green during Golden State’s run that put away the game.
Key stat Butler finished with 19 points after scoring at least 20 in his first three games since a trade from Miami.
Up next The Rockets resume play after the All-Star break when they host the Timberwolves on Feb. 21. The Warriors visit the Kings that night.