San Francisco — Stephen Curry scored the game-defining basket from 20 feet above the buzzer and finished with 22 points, and the Warriors of the Golden State outscored Friday 105-103 to Rockets de Houston.
The packed stadium crowd erupted into a frenzy under a shower of confetti and Curry raised his arms as he danced in center court, exhaling after missing two 3-pointers in the final 1:48 of the game. It was the first basket of this type in his career..
Curry, who had 12 assists, overcame a slow start to pull a tired team, physically and mentally, after losing to Indiana the day before.
Houston had the ball with 11.5 seconds left and tied the score at 103, but Garrison Mathews missed a 3-pointer and Otto Porter Jr. grabbed the rebound before a Warriors timeout.
Christian Wood scored 12 of his 19 points in the first quarter and grabbed 15 rebounds, and Kevin Porter Jr. had 17 points for Houston, which wrapped up a five-game road trip. The Rockets had won three of four, but suffered their fifth straight loss to the Warriors, their third straight on the road.