Another major feat for Stephen Curry! Like Luka Doncic in Brooklyn, the Warriors leader turned into a savior in money time to allow Golden State to win in the Rockets’ lair.
While Steve Kerr’s men had a good start and a remarkable start to the second quarter, with a 16-2 to move to +16 (26-42), the fight was ultimately tougher than expected.
First there was the Alperen Sengun show which gave the Warriors a hard time before the break (47-57), then an offensive led by the trio VanVleet-Brooks-Smith Jr in order to gradually reduce the gap until at the start of the fourth quarter and the equalizing basket from Jabari Smith Jr (81-81).
More aggressive in defense, the Rockets then took the upper hand and seemed to be holding the right end after Jeff Green’s dunk and Jalen Green’s 2+1 (87-85). Until Stephen Curry took matters into his own hands…
In his unique style, the leader sent four 3-point shots from elsewhere which all hit the mark.
Enough to dismay the Toyota Center and the Houston players, unable to contain this avalanche passing over their heads. In less than two minutes, “Chef Curry” actively contributed to a 15-2 which changed everything (89-100). For their part, the Rockets were never able to recover from such a downpour and conceded their third loss in the process (95-106).
WHAT YOU MUST REMEMBER
– End of series for Chris Paul. It’s a small event that happened last night in Chris Paul’s career on the occasion of his return to Houston. For the first time in his career, the leader did not start in the major five! History will therefore record that the series of 1,365 matches started by CP3 ended on October 29! The choice of Steve Kerr was motivated by the return to play of Draymond Green after his ankle injury.
– The address gap. The meeting turned on an extraordinary hot shot from Stephen Curry at 3-points, a problem that the Rockets dragged on all evening on their side with a sad 9/33 at the finish (27% success). In front ? The Warriors scored twice as much with a much better skill (40% at 18/45). Special mentions for Gary Payton II (at 3/4) and Klay Thompson (5/10) and therefore Stephen Curry (6/14).
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How to read the stats? Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; O = offensive rebound; D=defensive rebound; T = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; +/- = Point differential when the player is on the field; Pts = Points; Eval: player evaluation calculated from positive actions – negative actions.
