The start of the Golden State Warriors' five-game road swing didn't go off smoothly. In the first quarter against the Houston Rockets, Steph Curry suffered an abdominal injury and was ruled out for the remainder of Wednesday night's game. Without Curry, the Rockets would take advantage, building a 15-point lead in the first quarter against the Rockets.
Stephen Curry headed to the locker room with an apparent right hip injury. pic.twitter.com/1zVrNz00bH
— ESPN (@espn) November 12, 2026
Despite Curry's early absence, paired with a slow start, Yaxel Lendeborg and the Warriors wouldn't go away. Lendeborg tallied 13 points in the second quarter as the Warriors shaved Houston's lead down from 15 points to five points at halftime. At halftime, Lendeborg led all scorers with 18 points,
fueling Golden State's offensive attack without Curry.
In the third quarter, the Warriors and Rockets continued to battle as things heated up between the two teams. In the third quarter, Rockets veteran guard was ejected from the contest after throwing a punch at Golden State big man Charles Bassey. With just seconds remaining in the third quarter and the Rockets clinging to an eight-point lead, Smart was ejected.
Marcus Smart was assessed a flagrant 2 and ejected after throwing a punch at Charles Bassey. pic.twitter.com/50qOhVowK3
— ESPN (@espn) November 12, 2026
To start the fourth quarter, Georges Niang and De'Anthony Melton drilled back-to-back 3-pointers to cut Houston's lead to only three. After Golden State's pair of 3-pointers, Rockets coach Ime Udoka called a timeout. Following the timeout, the Rockets flipped a switch, rattling off eight straight points, including two 3-pointers from Reed Sheppard.
Sheppard hit three 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to help the Rockets slam the door on any late comeback attempt from the Warriors. With Curry sidelined, the Warriors didn't have enough firepower down the stretch to keep up with the Rockets as their eight-game win streak came to an end with a 115-108 loss in Houston.
Lendeborg finished with game-high 25 points on 9-of-19 shootingf rm the field with 10 boards and two steals in 36 minutes. Brandin Podziemski notched 22 points on 7-of-15 shooting from th efield with six boards, four assists and two steals. With Curry out, LJ Cryer provided steady minutes off the bench on Wednesday, scoring 13 points with three made 3-pointers in 18 minutes off the bench.
The Warriors will now get Thursday off before meeting Victor Wembanyama and the defending Western Conference champion San Antonio Spurs on Friday.
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