Stephen Curry scored 27 points (15 on 5 3-pointers), and the Golden State Warriors beat the Houston Rockets 105-98.
The Warriors took control with a 23-8 run bridging the first and second quarters and led by as many as 24.
The Rockets got within 91-89 on Aaron Holiday’s three-point play with 6:03 to play, but Brandin Podziemski answered with a hook shot, and the Rockets got no closer.
Jimmy Butler III had 19 points (10 in the paint) and 8 rebounds.
For the Rockets, Holiday had 25 points and 8 rebounds.
The Warriors went 24 for 27 at the line to the Rockets’ 10 for 18. The Rockets turned it over 20 times, about 6 more than usual for this many possessions. They outscored the Warriors 43-18 off the bench. The Rockets outscored the Warriors 15-3 in 5 minutes with Green, Holiday, Landale, Tate and Williams on the floor together.