Final
Curry, Warriors roll past short-handed Rockets, 123-101
Oct 16, 2015 - 4:51 AM OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) Stephen Curry scored 14 of his 19 points in the second quarter and the Golden State Warriors beat the Houston Rockets 123-101 on Thursday night in a rematch of last year's Western Conference finals.James Harden (right knee contusion), Dwight Howard (lower back tightness) and Ty Lawson (torso contusion) remained behind in Houston to get treatment.
ROCKETS: K.J. McDaniels had 20 points and eight rebounds. . Second-round pick Montrezl Harrell had nine points and eight boards. . The Rockets committed seven turnovers in the first quarter.
WARRIORS: Curry shot 6 for 7 and added six assists. . Klay Thompson had 16 points. . Andrew Bogut spent the second half on the bench with a broken nose he sustained while trying to stop a dunk.
MO BUCKETS: With Bogut sitting, Marreese Speights picked up the slack with 12 points and eight rebounds in 15 minutes. Speights was a key reserve last season with a career high in scoring and is expected to fill the same role this year.
UP NEXT: Houston hosts Miami on Saturday. Golden State visits the Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday.
- HOUSTON: 101
GOLDEN STATE: 123
Final
Oct 16 12:40 AM - HOUSTON: 77
GOLDEN STATE: 105
End of 3rd
Oct 16 12:04 AM - HOUSTON: 77
GOLDEN STATE: 105
End of 3rd
Oct 16 12:04 AM - HOUSTON: 53
GOLDEN STATE: 82
Halftime
Oct 15 11:21 PM - HOUSTON: 25
GOLDEN STATE: 34
End of 1st
Oct 15 10:42 PM - HOUSTON: 25
GOLDEN STATE: 34
End of 1st
Oct 15 10:41 PM - HOUSTON: 0
GOLDEN STATE: 0
1st Quarter - 12:00
Oct 15 10:18 PM
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