HOUSTON -- — Stephen Curry scored 27 points and the Golden State Warriors withstood a late surge by the Houston Rockets for a 105-98 victory Thursday night.

The Warriors were clinging to a two-point lead before using a 11-2 run to make it 102-91 with about two minutes remaining. A highlight of that spurt came when Curry juked Jeff Green before swishing a 3-pointer and Jimmy Butler wowed the visitor’s bench with a two-handed dunk about a minute later.

Golden State led by as many as 24, and frustrated with the poor performance of his starters, Houston coach Ime Udoka benched Jalen Green, Alperen Sengun and Dillon Brooks to start the fourth quarter. The team’s backups keyed a 16-6 run that cut the lead to 88-86 with seven minutes left.

Nate Williams, who was playing in just his sixth game this season, had seven points in that stretch.

Udoka never re-inserted the three starters. Aaron Holiday led the Rockets by tying a career high with 25 points as Houston lost for the seventh time in nine games.

Takeaways

Warriors: Butler has played well in his first few games with Golden State and should only get more comfortable with his new team after the break.

Rockets: Houston’s stars must play better after the break if the team wants to stay in contention in the Western Conference and make the playoffs for the first time since 2020.

Key moment

Curry’s 3-pointer over Jeff Green during Golden State’s run that put away the game.

Key stat

Butler finished with 19 points after scoring at least 20 in his first three games since a trade from Miami.

Up next

The Rockets resume play after the All-Star break when they host the Timberwolves on Feb. 21. The Warriors visit the Kings that night.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Draymond Green vs. Amen Thompson (Alperen Sengun gains possession)	0	0
11:47	Alperen Sengun misses 21-foot jumper	0	0
11:44	Moses Moody defensive rebound	0	0
11:20	Draymond Green misses 26-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:19	Rockets defensive team rebound	0	0
10:55	Aaron Holiday misses 25-foot three point jumper	0	0
10:54	Rockets offensive team rebound	0	0
10:40	Dillon Brooks misses 16-foot two point shot	0	0
10:38	Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound	0	0
10:22	Stephen Curry makes 25-foot three pointer (Draymond Green assists)	0	3
10:02	Aaron Holiday makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists)	2	3
9:42	Jalen Green shooting foul	2	3
9:42	Moses Moody makes free throw 1 of 2	2	4
9:42	Moses Moody misses free throw 2 of 2	2	4
9:41	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	2	4
9:26	Brandin Podziemski blocks Jalen Green's driving layup	2	4
9:25	Jimmy Butler III defensive rebound	2	4
9:22	Stephen Curry misses 25-foot three point shot	2	4
9:22	Warriors offensive team rebound	2	4
9:19	Amen Thompson loose ball foul	2	4
9:06	Draymond Green makes 19-foot jumper (Moses Moody assists)	2	6
8:52	Amen Thompson misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	2	6
8:47	Alperen Sengun offensive rebound	2	6
8:47	Alperen Sengun makes tip shot	4	6
8:36	Brandin Podziemski misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	4	6
8:34	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	4	6
8:24	Aaron Holiday makes two point shot	6	6
8:14	Draymond Green makes 13-foot driving floating jump shot	6	8
8:02	Aaron Holiday makes 1-foot two point shot (Alperen Sengun assists)	8	8
7:47	Jimmy Butler III misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	8	8
7:45	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	8	8
7:35	Jalen Green makes 25-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)	11	8
7:11	Moses Moody makes driving layup	11	10
6:58	Alperen Sengun misses 12-foot two point shot	11	10
6:54	Stephen Curry defensive rebound	11	10
6:47	Amen Thompson blocks Brandin Podziemski 's 5-foot layup	11	10
6:44	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	11	10
6:43	Alperen Sengun offensive charge	11	10
6:43	Alperen Sengun turnover	11	10
6:43	Rockets Full timeout	11	10
6:43	Jae'Sean Tate enters the game for Amen Thompson	11	10
6:43	Buddy Hield enters the game for Brandin Podziemski	11	10
6:28	Jimmy Butler III makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Draymond Green assists)	11	12
6:12	Dillon Brooks makes 24-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)	14	12
6:04	Draymond Green misses driving layup	14	12
6:02	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	14	12
5:58	Moses Moody blocks Jalen Green 's 6-foot two point shot	14	12
5:58	Rockets offensive team rebound	14	12
5:58	Pat Spencer enters the game for Jimmy Butler III	14	12
5:54	Jalen Green lost ball turnover (Pat Spencer steals)	14	12
5:38	Stephen Curry misses 22-foot three point jumper	14	12
5:35	Rockets defensive team rebound	14	12
5:35	Kevon Looney enters the game for Draymond Green	14	12
5:23	Jae'Sean Tate lost ball turnover (Kevon Looney steals)	14	12
5:12	Moses Moody makes 22-foot three point jumper (Pat Spencer assists)	14	15
4:55	Moses Moody blocks Jalen Green 's 15-foot pullup jump shot	14	15
4:53	Buddy Hield defensive rebound	14	15
4:52	Buddy Hield makes two point shot	14	17
4:52	Rockets Full timeout	14	17
4:52	Gui Santos enters the game for Moses Moody	14	17
4:30	Jae'Sean Tate misses 2-foot two point shot	14	17
4:29	Kevon Looney defensive rebound	14	17
4:26	Dillon Brooks shooting foul	14	17
4:26	Pat Spencer makes free throw 1 of 2	14	18
4:26	Brandin Podziemski enters the game for Stephen Curry	14	18
4:26	Pat Spencer makes free throw 2 of 2	14	19
4:10	Alperen Sengun 3 second turnover	14	19
4:10	Cam Whitmore enters the game for Aaron Holiday	14	19
4:10	Steven Adams enters the game for Alperen Sengun	14	19
3:53	Pat Spencer misses two point shot	14	19
3:51	Steven Adams defensive rebound	14	19
3:39	Jalen Green misses driving layup	14	19
3:36	Kevon Looney defensive rebound	14	19
3:35	Kevon Looney lost ball turnover (Jae'Sean Tate steals)	14	19
3:35	Jalen Green makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jae'Sean Tate assists)	17	19
3:35	Gui Santos shooting foul	17	19
3:35	Jalen Green misses free throw 1 of 1	17	19
3:31	Kevon Looney defensive rebound	17	19
3:18	Pat Spencer bad pass (Steven Adams steals)	17	19
3:11	Jalen Green bad pass (Buddy Hield steals)	17	19
3:04	Gui Santos out of bounds bad pass turnover	17	19
3:04	Jimmy Butler III enters the game for Pat Spencer	17	19
2:45	Steven Adams bad pass (Brandin Podziemski steals)	17	19
2:41	Brandin Podziemski makes two point shot	17	21
2:33	Jalen Green misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	17	21
2:31	Warriors defensive team rebound	17	21
2:31	Jae'Sean Tate loose ball foul	17	21
2:31	Jeff Green enters the game for Jalen Green	17	21
2:31	Amen Thompson enters the game for Dillon Brooks	17	21
2:12	Buddy Hield misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	17	21
2:09	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	17	21
1:54	Amen Thompson bad pass (Gui Santos steals)	17	21
1:35	Brandin Podziemski misses driving floating jump shot	17	21
1:31	Steven Adams defensive rebound	17	21
1:26	Jae'Sean Tate misses two point shot	17	21
1:22	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	17	21
1:22	Amen Thompson makes dunk	19	21
1:18	Jae'Sean Tate shooting foul	19	21
1:18	Brandin Podziemski makes free throw 1 of 2	19	22
1:18	Aaron Holiday enters the game for Jae'Sean Tate	19	22
1:18	Brandin Podziemski makes free throw 2 of 2	19	23
59.0	Cam Whitmore misses 8-foot pullup jump shot	19	23
57.1	Kevon Looney defensive rebound	19	23
48.1	Brandin Podziemski makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Jimmy Butler III assists)	19	25
37.2	Cam Whitmore misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot	19	25
34.1	Jimmy Butler III defensive rebound	19	25
24.0	Gui Santos makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brandin Podziemski assists)	19	28
8.1	Kevon Looney personal foul	19	28
8.1	Draymond Green enters the game for Buddy Hield	19	28
3.1	Cam Whitmore misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot	19	28
1.1	Warriors defensive team rebound	19	28
0.0	Brandin Podziemski misses 34-foot three point pullup jump shot	19	28
0.0	Warriors offensive team rebound	19	28
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	19	28

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Toyota Center (Houston)

Houston, TX

Date & Time

1:00 AM, February 14, 2025

Coverage

NBA League Pass, Space City Home Network, NBC Sports BA

Attendance

18,055

Referees

Ed Malloy, Karl Lane, Brett Nansel

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	35	24	.593	W1
Phoenix	34	26	.567	W1
Golden State	31	29	.517	L1
LA Clippers	27	31	.466	L3
Sacramento	14	47	.230	W1

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	43	16	.729	W11
Houston	37	22	.627	L1
Memphis	22	36	.379	W1
Dallas	21	38	.356	L2
New Orleans	19	42	.311	W4

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