After they shocked the Warriors on Opening Night and played well to start the 2017-18 season, everyone was looking forward to the next match-up between the defending champs and the Houston Rockets.
That said, this game featured two short-handed teams, as James Harden and Kevin Durant were both to miss Thursday night’s game. But even without Harden and Durant, the Warriors and Rockets put on a show. In a back-and-forth, high-scoring affair, the Warriors pulled away in the fourth quarter to earn the 124-114 victory in Houston.
Draymond’s second triple-double of the season powers the Warriors
Though outpaced in the scoring department by Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, who scored 29 and 31 points respectively, Draymond Green was the engine for the Warriors against the Rockets.