Programming note: Coverage begins with Monte Poole and Kerith Burke on Facebook Live streaming right here at 12 p.m., followed by a special SportsNet Central on NBC Sports Bay Area an hour before tipoff and right after the final horn.
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HOUSTON -- When the Warriors step onto the Toyota Center floor at 5 o’clock Thursday, they’ll be looking to avenge their most galling loss of the season.
And they’ll be without Kevin Durant, who was scratched with a calf injury.
After the opening-night ceremony during which they received their 2017 championship rings, the Warriors built a 13-point fourth-quarter only to have the Houston Rockets wipe it out and walk out of Oracle Arena with a 122-121 victory.