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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Golden State 105, Houston 93
When: 10:30 PM ET, Wednesday, December 10, 2014
Where: Oracle Arena, Oakland, California
Officials: #11 Lauren Holtkamp, #24 Mike Callahan, #30 John Goble
Attendance: 19596

Warriors 105, Rockets 93: Klay Thompson scored 21 points and Stephen Curry added 20 and seven assists as Golden State pushed past visiting Houston to extend its franchise-record winning streak to 14 straight.

Harrison Barnes scored 20 points and Marreese Speights had 15 and eight rebounds off the bench for the Warriors, who dominated the fourth quarter 32-17. Draymond Green chipped in 11 points, eight rebounds and four steals as Golden State extended the best start in franchise history to 19-2.

James Harden had 34 points and eight rebounds as the Rockets had a four-game winning streak come to an end. Donatas Motiejunas and Trevor Ariza each added 18 points for Houston.

Harden buried a 3-pointer to tie it at 89 with 4:45 left but Curry found Green and Barnes for baskets and Thompson scored four points during an 11-0 burst that put the Warriors in front 100-89 with 2:23 to play. Curry’s 3-pointer pushed the lead to 105-93 as Golden State put it away.

It was knotted at 46 at the half and the Rockets took a 76-73 lead into the fourth. Harden’s 3-pointer with 7:20 to play gave Houston an 84-81 lead before Curry bookended an 8-2 run to put the Warriors in front 89-86 with 5:07 left.

GAME NOTEBOOK:
Steve Kerr becomes the first coach in NBA history to begin a career 19-2. … Speights has scored in double figures in eight straight games – the longest such streak of his career. … Houston’s bench was outscored 26-5.
Top Game Performances
 
Houston   Golden State
James Harden 34 Scoring Klay Thompson 21
Patrick Beverley 6 Assists Stephen Curry 7
Patrick Beverley 7 Rebounds Draymond Green 8
Trevor Ariza 4 Free Throws Made Klay Thompson 4
James Harden 4 Steals Draymond Green 4
Nick Johnson 1 Blocks Shaun Livingston 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Houston 93 41.1 9-35 10-15 15 44 2 9 15
Golden State 105 49.4 8-23 17-20 21 43 5 9 15
Upcoming Games
  • Golden State will play their next game on the road against Dallas. The Warriors have a W/L % of .947 after a win and .500 after a loss.
  • Houston will play their next game on the road against Sacramento. The Rockets have a W/L % of .765 after a win and .750 after a loss.