Rockets edge past Warriors in NBA Cup
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By Joel Reyes
 
The Houston Rockets showed no signs of slowing down, even without Kevin Durant on the court, as they continued their resurgence with a win over the Golden State Warriors,104-100, in the NBA Cup on Thursday (PH time) at Chase Center.
 
Five players scored double figures for the Rockets, who have now won 12 of their last 14 games. Reed Sheppard led the way for Houston in the road win, recording 31 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists, stepping up in the absence of Durant.
 
Alperen Sengun and Jabari Smith Jr. also contributed for the Rockets, scoring 16 and 15 points, respectively.
 
It wasn’t smooth sailing for the Rockets, however, as the Warriors launched a furious comeback in the fourth quarter. Golden State unleashed an 11-2 run in the final period to grab an 89-88 lead with 5:01 remaining.
 
Houston held its nerve down the stretch, outscoring Golden State 13-9 in the final 3:24 to seal the win.
 
Jimmy Butler scored a team-high 21 points for the Warriors while Stephen Curry struggled on the offensive end against the Rockets, scoring just 14 points. He shot 4-of-13 from the field, including 2-of-9 from beyond the arc, and committed 7 turnovers.
 
—JMS, Alta Sports
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king james
hot commentFalse Rockets Player of the Game: Reed Sheppard; True Rockets Player of the Game: Stephen Curry
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Mambacita
The era of the Warriors has passed, and their physical fitness has been completely crushed by the Rockets
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artist raj
Durant: If I had known the Warriors and Curry would be so weak now, I would have come back to play in this game...
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warriors assemble！
Winning or losing doesn't matter. We only hope that Curry can stay healthy. Come on!
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The GREENhorn
A year ago, I never dreamed that one day, Sheppard would be able to outperform Curry and lead his team to defeat the Warriors!
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Tracy McGravy
Curry in the last quarter didn't seem like he was playing basketball; he seemed like he was committing a crime!!
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Mr Shugo
Three-pointers missed four in a row, two turnovers, one defensive foul, one offensive foul. In the last five minutes, I feel like I could play better than Curry if I were on the court
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