NBA: Golden State Warriors vs Houston Rockets player ratings

Houston Rockets edged past the Golden State Warriors 112-129 on Thursday, November 7. The match took place at the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. James Harden scored 36 points, 13 assists and 4 rebounds. PJ Tucker added 22 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists. Clint Capela, Russell Westbrook and Danuel House scored 19, 18 and 17 points respectively. Austin Rivers scored 12 points. 

Alec Burks was the top scorer for the Warriors with 28 points, 8 rebounds and 3 assists. Eric Paschall and Glenn Robinson III added 19 and 15 points. Damion Lee and Omari Spellman both scored 13 points. For most of the game, Paschall was guarding Harden. This is the first time the Warriors lost 6-2 in eight years. 

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NBA 2019-20: Houston Rockets vs Golden State Warriors match report

The first half began with both teams struggling with their shooting for spurts. Towards the end of Q2, Harden made a deep three-pointer. Rockets had a 63-52 advantage before Q3, which included Harden's 24 points from the first half. The Warriors only shot 38.8% from the field. Rockets restricted the Warriors to only 3 field goals for the opening seven minutes of Q3. Rockets had a 98-83 lead by Q4. Rockets won the game by a 17 point lead. 

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NBA 2019: Houston Rockets vs Golden State Warriors player ratings

Golden State Warriors

• Ky Bowman – 4/10
• Alec Burks – 7.5/10
• Willie Cauley-Stein – 4.5/10
• Marquese Chriss – 5/10
• Damion Lee – 6.5/10
• Eric Paschall – 6.5/10
• Jordan Poole – 4.5/10
• Glenn Robinson III – 6/10
• Omari Spellman – 7/10

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Houston Rockets

• Russell Westbrook – 7.5/10
• James Harden – 8.5/10
• PJ Tucker – 7/10
• Danuel House Jr. – 6.5/10
• Clint Capela – 7/10
• Ben McLemore – 4/10
• Austin Rivers  – 7/10

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