The Golden State Warriors hit a season-high 25 3-pointers in a 120-101 win over the Houston Rockets on Saturday night at Chase Center.
Andrew Wiggins scored a season-high 36 points in the victory, hitting a career-high-tying eight triples. Stephen Curry also added eight 3-pointers on the night, tallying 30 points and 10 assists, his second double-double performance in as many nights.
Golden State Warriors Highlights vs. Houston Rockets
Team Leaders
GSW
| Points | Rebounds | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Wiggins - 36 | Looney - 12 | Curry - 10 |
| Curry - 30 | D. Green - 6 | D. Green - 6 |
| Poole - 21 | Wiggins - 5 | DiVincenzo/Poole - 5 |
HOU
| Points | Rebounds | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Porter Jr. - 20 | Eason - 10 | Nix - 4 |
| Eason - 13 | Garuba - 10 | Porter Jr. - 4 |
| Green/Martin Jr. - 13 | Martin Jr. - 7 | Green - 3 |
Wiggins' Efficiency
Andrew Wiggins scored a season-high 36 points in the win, shooting 73.7 percent from the field (14-19) and 80 percent from 3-point range (8-10). His eight triples tied his career-best. Wiggins also added five rebounds, two assists, two steals and a block.
Wiggins scored 17 of his points in the third quarter, where he drilled five triples, with four of them coming in less than a four-minute span.
Wiggins' Eighth Triple
3-Point Advantage
There was a drastic difference in one category between the two teams on Saturday night, 3-point shooting. The Dubs hit a season-high 25 3-pointers in the win, shooting 48.1 percent from distance. The Rockets were at the complete other end of the spectrum, shooting 3-for-28 from 3-point range (10.7%), their least made threes in a game since March 12, 2016.
Corner Curry
Quick Start
The Warriors came out of the gate firing on all cylinders on Saturday night, making their first seven shots of the night, storming to a 22-4 lead. All five starters scored baskets in the first four minutes of the game. The Dubs finished the quarter with a 39-23 lead, with Stephen Curry leading the way with 12 points and five assists in the opening frame.
Poole Pulls Up
Rockets Make Run in Second
With the Dubs leading 52-27 in the second frame, the Rockets made their biggest run of the game, going on a 18-3 run to cut the lead to 10 points, with guard Kevin Porter Jr. leading the way. But the Dubs recovered and a Stephen Curry 3-pointer with 7.4 seconds remaining in the half gave the Dubs a 16-point advantage going into the break.
Poole's Encore
After scoring a team-high 30 points in Friday night’s win over the Bulls, Jordan Poole again put together another spectacular performance. The guard recorded 21 points and five assists in 28 minutes of action, including a highlight-reel no-look pass to Jonathan Kuminga. Poole was inserted into the starting lineup on Saturday with Klay Thompson being unavailable in the second night of a back-to-back.
Poole's No-Look Dime
10 Straight at Chase
The Dubs home winning streak has now hit double digits. The team has won 10 consecutive games at Chase Center, with their last loss at home coming on Oct. 21. Golden State’s 11-1 record at home this season is the best in the league.
Postgame Warriors Talk
Up Next
The Warriors play their third home game in four days when they host the Indiana Pacers at 7 p.m. on Monday night (NBCSBA). All fans attending the game will receive a 2022 Championship Replica Trophy and Warriors Splash Towel. Tickets for the game are still available.
More Notables:
- The Warriors won their 10th consecutive game at Chase Center, the longest home winning streak since they won 11-straight at home last season from October 30 to December 3, 2021…
- Golden State improved to 11-1 at home overall and 7-1 at Chase Center vs. Western Conference opponents.
- The Warriors extended their winning streak over the Rockets to eight, including the last four home matchups.
- The Warriors made a season-high 25 3-pointers (prev. 24, 11/20 at HOU)… Golden State has made at last 20 3-pointers in four of the last five games, becoming the second team in NBA history to make at least 20 3-pointers four times in a five-game span, joining the Utah Jazz , who also had four out of five games (11/27-12/8/21)… The Warriors made 22 more 3-pointers than the Rockets (25-3), the second-highest difference in NBA history, with only the Jazz making 24 more 3-pointers than the Magic on 4/3/21, according to the Elias Sports Bureau… The Warriors are now 6-0 this season in games they make at least 20 3-pointers.
- The Warriors fell two short of their franchise record for 3-pointers made (27) and attempted (54), both set on 5/8/21 vs. OKC.
- With 34 assists tonight, the Warriors have dished out 30-or-more assists in nine of the last 11 games (31.8 apg in that span), including the last two… The Warriors lead the league in assists (30.0 apg), and most 30-assist games with 15.
- The Warriors improved to 6-1 this season when shooting at least 50 percent (.529 FG% tonight) and recording at least 30 assists (34).
- According to the Elias Sports Bureau, tonight was just the third time in league history that a team had multiple players hit eight-or-more 3-pointers in a game: 12/03/22, Golden State vs. Houston (Andrew Wiggins - 8, Stephen Curry - 8); 10/30/22, Cleveland vs. New York (Donovan Mitchell - 8, Kevin Love - 8); 2/10/21, Chicago vs. New Orleans (Zach LaVine - 9, Coby White- 8).
- The Warriors improved to 9-2 when scoring 120-plus points this season.
- Golden State made a season-low-tying five three throws (11/25 vs. UTA).
- With wins tonight and last night (vs. Chicago), the Warriors swept their first set of back-to-backs this season… Golden State has a 2-3 record in the second game of back-to-backs this season.
- Golden State held Houston to an opponent-season low 21 fourth-quarter points (prev. 23, 10/27 vs. MIA).
- The Rockets scored a Warriors’ opponent-season high 72 points in the paint – according to the Elias Sports Bureau, it’s the most by a Warriors opponent since the Bucks scored 84 on 11/8/18.
- Tonight marked the Warriors 442nd consecutive sellout, the longest streak in franchise history.
- Andrew Wiggins scored a game-high and season-high 36 points, matching his career high in 3-pointers made with eight (12/6/21 vs. ORL)… It was Wiggins’ second 30-point game of the season.
- Stephen Curry tallied 30 points and 10 assists for his seventh double-double of the season, third in the last four games and second straight… Curry made eight 3-pointers, extending his NBA-record 3-point streak to 211 games… It was the second time this season and 70th in his career he’s made eight-or-more 3-pointers in a game (second is Damian Lillard with 23 such games)… Tonight was Curry’s 14th 30-point game of the season.
- Jordan Poole, making his fifth start of the season, scored 21 points… Poole has scored at least 20 points in each of his five starts this season… In five starts this season, Poole is averaging 26.6 points (.495 FG%, .400 3P%, .920 FT%), 1.4 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 1.8 steals in 31.6 minutes per game.
- Kevon Looney, who has played in 135 consecutive regular season games (second-longest active), grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds, his second straight game with 10-or-more rebounds, fifth game this season with double figures in rebounds.
- Moses Moody scored 11 points off the bench, the fifth time this season with 10-or-more points.