For the third straight game, the Warriors had no answer for Rockets veteran guard Fred VanVleet. VanVleet led the Rockets with 29 points on 7-of-13 shooting from the field with six made 3-pointers. VanVleet has scored 25 or more points in three consecutive games with at least four made triples in each game.

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The Warriors entered the fourth quarter down by just two, but allowed the Rockets to cap a 6-0 run with a tough Jalen Green baseline putback. After the Warriors scored four unanswered in response, Houston got back on track with a Sengun layup and four Thompson points.