Hield scores 27 points, Warriors outlast Rockets 127-121 in OT after squandering big lead

Buddy Hield scored 27 points and nan Golden State Warriors squandered a immense lead earlier outlasting nan Houston Rockets 127-121 successful overtime Saturday night

HOUSTON -- Buddy Hield scored 27 points and nan Golden State Warriors squandered a immense lead earlier outlasting nan Houston Rockets 127-121 successful overtime Saturday night.

It’s Golden State’s 14th straight-regular play triumph complete nan Rockets and nan eighth successful a statement successful Houston.

The Warriors led by 31 points successful nan first half. The Rockets tied it pinch an 18-2 tally to unfastened nan 4th quarter.

Golden State scored nan first six points successful overtime to make it 125-119 and went connected to a 3rd consecutive triumph without Steph Curry, who is retired pinch a sprained near ankle.

The Warriors led by 5 earlier a 3-pointer by Jabari Smith Jr. trim nan lead to 119-117 pinch 15.5 seconds to spell successful regulation. Aaron Holiday stole nan shot from Draymond Green and he fouled retired a fewer seconds later. Tari Eason made 2 free throws aft that to nonstop it to overtime.

Eason led nan Rockets pinch a career-high 27 points. Smith added 21.

Andrew Wiggins added 15 points for Golden State successful his return aft missing 2 games pinch a strained back.

Warriors: Golden State continued to triumph without Curry, improving to 5-1 this season. The squad said he will beryllium re-evaluated Sunday to spot really overmuch longer he’ll beryllium out.

Rockets: Houston played overmuch amended aft halftime than it did successful an atrocious first half but couldn’t adjacent it retired to build connected consecutive wins astatine San Antonio and Dallas.

Jonathan Kuminga scored nan first 2 baskets of overtime to make it 123-119. He vanished pinch 23 points.

Houston made conscionable 1 of 12 shots successful overtime.

The Rockets big nan Knicks connected Monday night, while nan Warriors sojourn Washington Monday night.

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