Warriors
remain unbeaten with win over Rockets
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[October 31, 2015]
(The Sports Xchange) - Beyond the
result, perhaps what pleased Warriors interim coach Luke Walton most on
Friday was his ability to evenly distribute minutes in advance of a
quick turnaround to New Orleans and the first back-to-back this season.
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Warriors point guard Stephen Curry scored 25 points in 27 minutes as
the Golden State Warriors continued their dominance of the Houston
Rockets with a 112-92 victory at Toyota Center.
The Warriors (2-0) claimed their sixth consecutive regular-season
win in Houston and improved to 10-1 in their last 11 meetings with
the Rockets (0-2).
With the Warriors leading by as many as 25 points, Curry casually
engineered the offensive attack, adding seven rebounds and six
assists despite accumulating four fouls in a rematch of the 2015
Western Conference Finals won in five games by Golden State.
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Four additional Warriors scored in double figures and forward
Draymond Green was the only starter to log more than 30 minutes.
Golden State cruised on the strength of their defense, doing so
without starting center Andrew Bogut (concussion). The Rockets shot
just 36.6 percent and committed 17 turnovers.
"Any chance we have to use our depth, we're going to," Walton said.
"We didn't have to run anyone into the ground tonight."
The Rockets were especially abysmal in the second quarter, posting
more turnovers (six) than field goals (five).
Houston were 5-for-22 from the field in the period as Golden State
turned a 13-0 run into a 53-37 lead when Curry followed his
three-pointer with a finger roll with 3:49 left.
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Rockets guard James Harden (16 points) continued his early-season
shooting woes, missing 14 of 18 from the field, including 9 of 10
three-ponters.
Dwight Howard, making his debut after missing the opener because of
a suspension, had nine points (on 4-of-11 shooting), seven boards
and five fouls. The Rockets finished 5-for-23 from behind the
three-point line and appear woefully out of sync, especially on
offense.
"We've got to get a rhythm," Harden said. "The Warriors have a
really good rhythm carrying over from last year, that's why
everything is flowing and looks so easy out there. We've got to
catch that, and we will."
"Our offense is really stagnant," Rockets coach Kevin McHale said.
"We made too many mistakes defensively again. We're not making plays
for each other at the rate we need to make."
(Compiled by Peter Rutherford)
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