SAN FRANCISCO -- — Jonathan Kuminga scored a career-high 33 points and made two crucial layups over the final 1:04, and the Golden State Warriors snapped a five-game losing streak by beating the Houston Rockets 99-93 on Thursday night.

Andrew Wiggins added 23 points and Brandin Podziemski grabbed 12 rebounds for the Warriors in the opening game of a home back-to-back.

Golden State was missing starters Stephen Curry and Draymond Green because of injuries — Curry out to manage his painful knees and Green nursing tightness in his left calf. Both are likely to return Friday.

Wiggins had been questionable with an impingement in his right ankle.

Alperen Sengun had 16 points and eight rebounds to lead Houston.

Warriors nemesis Dillon Brooks started 1 for 6 and missed his initial four 3-point attempts before finishing with 15 points.

Takeaways

Rockets: The NBA fined Rockets coach Ime Udoka and Sengun for their actions leading to ejections in a 120-111 loss at Sacramento on Tuesday night, and forward Tari Eason for an interaction with a fan following the game. Udoka was fined $50,000 for confronting and directing profane language toward a game official, failing to leave the court in a timely manner after being ejected and public criticism of the officiating during his postgame news conference.

Warriors: Kevon Looney earned his second start of the season and had 11 rebounds.

Key moments

Wiggins hit a 3 and was fouled for a four-point play that tied the game at 40 with 3:29 left before halftime, then converted another four-point play with 12.2 seconds remaining in the half as the Warriors took a 49-43 lead into the break.

Key stats

The Warriors held their ground in the low post against Steven Adams, scoring 52 points in the paint and outrebounding the Rockets 54-45.

Up next

Houston visits the Clippers on Sunday, while the Warriors host the Timberwolves on Friday and again Sunday.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Alperen Sengun vs. Kevon Looney (Dillon Brooks gains possession)	0	0
11:39	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 15-foot pullup jump shot	0	0
11:35	Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound	0	0
11:22	Jonathan Kuminga makes 7-foot two point shot	2	0
11:00	Dillon Brooks misses 8-foot two point shot	2	0
10:57	Buddy Hield defensive rebound	2	0
10:43	Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul	2	0
10:43	Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 1 of 3	2	0
10:43	Warriors offensive team rebound	2	0
10:43	Andrew Wiggins misses free throw 2 of 3	2	0
10:43	Warriors offensive team rebound	2	0
10:43	Andrew Wiggins makes free throw 3 of 3	3	0
10:27	Alperen Sengun misses 9-foot two point shot	3	0
10:24	Jonathan Kuminga defensive rebound	3	0
10:15	Jonathan Kuminga makes 25-foot three point jumper (Buddy Hield assists)	6	0
10:03	Jalen Green bad pass (Andrew Wiggins steals)	6	0
9:57	Brandin Podziemski lost ball turnover (Jabari Smith Jr. steals)	6	0
9:42	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Alperen Sengun assists)	6	3
9:27	Buddy Hield misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	6	3
9:26	Rockets defensive team rebound	6	3
9:14	Kevon Looney personal foul	6	3
9:06	Alperen Sengun misses layup	6	3
9:03	Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound	6	3
8:53	Jonathan Kuminga misses 23-foot three point jumper	6	3
8:50	Kevon Looney offensive rebound	6	3
8:39	Kevon Looney misses two point shot	6	3
8:37	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	6	3
8:33	Dillon Brooks misses running pullup jump shot	6	3
8:29	Kevon Looney defensive rebound	6	3
8:16	Jonathan Kuminga makes 27-foot three point jumper (Kevon Looney assists)	9	3
8:02	Andrew Wiggins blocks Jalen Green 's 6-foot driving layup	9	3
7:59	Fred VanVleet offensive rebound	9	3
7:58	Dillon Brooks misses 25-foot three point jumper	9	3
7:55	Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound	9	3
7:49	Jabari Smith Jr. blocks Brandin Podziemski 's 2-foot driving layup	9	3
7:46	Fred VanVleet defensive rebound	9	3
7:42	Fred VanVleet out of bounds bad pass turnover	9	3
7:24	Andrew Wiggins makes 3-foot dunk (Buddy Hield assists)	11	3
7:07	Alperen Sengun misses driving floating jump shot	11	3
7:05	Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound	11	3
6:57	Jonathan Kuminga misses 7-foot two point shot	11	3
6:55	Dillon Brooks defensive rebound	11	3
6:42	Dillon Brooks misses 26-foot three point jumper	11	3
6:39	Alperen Sengun offensive rebound	11	3
6:35	Dillon Brooks makes 2-foot layup (Alperen Sengun assists)	11	5
6:21	Jonathan Kuminga misses driving layup	11	5
6:18	Dillon Brooks defensive rebound	11	5
6:15	Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point shot	11	5
6:12	Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound	11	5
6:10	Fred VanVleet personal foul	11	5
6:10	Warriors Full timeout	11	5
6:10	Trayce Jackson-Davis enters the game for Kevon Looney	11	5
6:10	Gary Payton II enters the game for Andrew Wiggins	11	5
6:10	Steven Adams enters the game for Alperen Sengun	11	5
6:01	Buddy Hield bad pass (Dillon Brooks steals)	11	5
5:56	Jalen Green misses two point shot	11	5
5:55	Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound	11	5
5:36	Brandin Podziemski makes 26-foot three pointer (Trayce Jackson-Davis assists)	14	5
5:12	Fred VanVleet misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	14	5
5:09	Steven Adams offensive rebound	14	5
5:06	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper	14	5
5:01	Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound	14	5
4:52	Gary Payton II misses 25-foot three point jumper	14	5
4:50	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	14	5
4:45	Dillon Brooks misses 28-foot three point shot	14	5
4:40	Steven Adams offensive rebound	14	5
4:40	Amen Thompson enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	14	5
4:40	Moses Moody enters the game for Buddy Hield	14	5
4:40	Steven Adams vs. Gary Payton II (Fred VanVleet gains possession)	14	5
4:29	Amen Thompson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Steven Adams assists)	14	8
4:12	Moses Moody misses 25-foot three point jumper	14	8
4:08	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	14	8
4:00	Amen Thompson misses 26-foot three point jumper	14	8
3:56	Jonathan Kuminga defensive rebound	14	8
3:45	Jonathan Kuminga misses 26-foot three point jumper	14	8
3:44	Warriors offensive team rebound	14	8
3:44	Kyle Anderson enters the game for Jonathan Kuminga	14	8
3:44	Andrew Wiggins enters the game for Brandin Podziemski	14	8
3:44	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Jalen Green	14	8
3:42	Moses Moody misses 17-foot jumper	14	8
3:38	Steven Adams defensive rebound	14	8
3:22	Reed Sheppard makes 27-foot three point jumper (Dillon Brooks assists)	14	11
3:05	Moses Moody misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	14	11
2:59	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	14	11
2:52	Trayce Jackson-Davis blocks Amen Thompson 's 5-foot two point shot	14	11
2:51	Amen Thompson offensive rebound	14	11
2:50	Fred VanVleet misses 23-foot three point pullup jump shot	14	11
2:47	Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound	14	11
2:33	Gary Payton II makes layup (Kyle Anderson assists)	16	11
2:19	Moses Moody shooting foul	16	11
2:19	Rockets Full timeout	16	11
2:19	Pat Spencer enters the game for Gary Payton II	16	11
2:19	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Dillon Brooks	16	11
2:19	Amen Thompson misses free throw 1 of 2	16	11
2:19	Rockets offensive team rebound	16	11
2:19	Amen Thompson makes free throw 2 of 2	16	12
2:09	Reed Sheppard blocks Andrew Wiggins 's 5-foot driving layup	16	12
2:09	Rockets defensive team rebound	16	12
1:49	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Steven Adams assists)	16	14
1:46	Rockets delay of game violation	16	14
1:32	Kyle Anderson makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot	18	14
1:16	Amen Thompson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Reed Sheppard assists)	18	17
1:01	Kyle Anderson misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	18	17
58.2	Pat Spencer offensive rebound	18	17
52.1	Reed Sheppard personal foul	18	17
52.1	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Steven Adams	18	17
41.1	Andrew Wiggins misses driving floating jump shot	18	17
37.0	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	18	17
33.1	Amen Thompson makes two point shot	18	19
24.1	Trayce Jackson-Davis misses driving layup	18	19
22.0	Fred VanVleet defensive rebound	18	19
7.1	Pat Spencer personal foul	18	19
7.1	Gary Payton II enters the game for Pat Spencer	18	19
2.1	Fred VanVleet makes 31-foot three pointer	18	22
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	18	22

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Time, Location & Referees

Venue

Chase Center

San Francisco, CA

Date & Time

3:00 AM, December 6, 2024

Coverage

NBA TV, NBC Sports BA, Space City Home Network

Attendance

18,064

Referees

Courtney Kirkland, Jason Goldenberg, Brandon Schwab

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

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

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