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Warriors bring eight-game streak and No. 2 offense to Houston

Houston crashes the offensive glass against a Golden State team ranked 19th on the defensive boards, and both sides are short big men.

Stephen Curry averages 30.6 points and shoots 98.7% at the line
Alperen Sengun leads Houston with 21.3 points and 7.8 assists a game
Golden State has won eight straight; both teams are 8-3

Published November 11, 2026 at 10:01 AM2 min read How this story was written

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Golden State Warriors

Houston Rockets

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The Warriors (8-3), winners of eight straight with the league's second-best offense, visit the Rockets (8-3) on Wednesday night in a game that turns on Houston's offensive rebounding against Golden State's 19th-ranked defensive glass.

Golden State scores 118.4 points per 100 possessions, second in the league, and its effective field goal percentage of 57.3 also ranks second. Its three-point rate of 47.3 is sixth.

Houston, with the seventh-ranked defense, allows 107.3 per 100 and rarely sends opponents to the line, fourth in the league. Its shooting defense is ordinary, 14th in opponents' effective field goal percentage, an opening for a team built on the three.

The Rockets hold the other edge. They grab 31.7% of their own misses, fifth in the league, while the Warriors rank 19th on the defensive glass. Neither team pushes the pace, so second chances carry extra weight.

Stephen Curry averages 30.6 points and has made 98.7% of his free throws. Draymond Green runs the offense around him with 7.7 assists a game.

Alperen Sengun leads Houston in points, rebounds and assists, with 21.3 points and 7.8 assists a night. Kevin Durant protects the rim with 1.4 blocks a game.

The Warriors arrive thin. Jimmy Butler and Kristaps Porzingis are out, both expected back Saturday, January 2. Moses Moody is out until Tuesday, December 1, and Brandon Williams and Gary Payton II are also out. Will Richard is questionable.

Houston is without centers Steven Adams and Clint Capela, both expected back Sunday, November 15, which thins the size behind that offensive rebounding. Julian Phillips and Quadir Copeland are also out.

Golden State's last five wins all came at home, including a 138-87 rout of New Orleans. Houston beat Denver 110-100 in its last game after losing at Phoenix, 102-99, and to Minnesota, 117-107.

Tip-off is at 9:30 p.m. ET. Sportsbooks' prices give the Rockets a 68% chance to win, and Keel's projection, blended with the market, also has Houston at 68% by a margin of 5.8 points.