Houston Rockets vs Golden State Warriors player stats and box score (April 6) | 2024-25 NBA season

The Houston Rockets ended the Golden State Warriors' five-game winning streak with a 106-96 victory on Sunday, marking their own third consecutive win.

A dominant second half allowed the Rockets to overpower the Warriors, limiting Steph Curry to just one made shot on 10 attempts and keeping him scoreless in the final 24 minutes.

Dillon Brooks led the charge for the Rockets, scoring 24 points on an efficient 10-of-13 shooting, while Jalen Green contributed 21 points and five assists. All-Star Alperen Sengun added 19 points and 14 rebounds, with Jabari Smith Jr. and Amen Thompson combining for 30 points.

On the defensive end, the Rockets held Jimmy Butler to only 13 points. For the Warriors, Buddy Hield scored 20 points, Brandin Podziemski had 19 and Gary Payton II chipped in 16.

With the win, the Rockets improved to 52-27, strengthening their grip on the No. 2 spot in the West, while the Warriors dropped to 46-32, tied for the fifth-best record fifth place in the conference.

Below is the box score for the Houston Rockets vs Golden State Warriors game.

Houston Rockets vs Golden State Warriors box score

Houston Rockets player stats

PLAYER	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	STL	BLK	TO	PF	=+/-
Dillon Brooks	29:24	24	3	2	10	13	76.9	3	4	75.0	1	2	50.0	0	3	0	0	0	1	9
Amen Thompson	29:15	14	5	6	7	14	50.0	0	2	0.0	0	0	0.0	2	3	3	2	0	4	26
Alperen Sengun	32:51	19	14	4	7	17	41.2	0	1	0.0	5	10	50.0	7	7	1	0	3	1	11
Jalen Green	33:51	21	3	5	9	19	47.4	3	7	42.9	0	2	0.0	0	3	2	1	3	2	7
Fred VanVleet	35:43	3	1	3	1	8	12.5	1	5	20.0	0	2	0.0	0	1	3	1	2	2	8
Tari Eason	19:48	4	3	3	2	7	28.6	0	3	0.0	0	0	0.0	1	2	2	1	1	1	-1
Jabari Smith Jr.	27:06	16	9	1	7	10	70.0	2	5	40.0	0	0	0.0	3	6	0	0	3	2	9
Steven Adams	16:52	2	8	1	1	2	50.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	2	6	0	2	0	1	7
Aaron Holiday	10:42	3	2	1	1	2	50.0	1	2	50.0	0	0	0.0	0	2	0	0	1	1	-2
Cam Whitmore	01:07	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-6
Jae'Sean Tate	01:07	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-6
Reed Sheppard	01:07	0	0	0	0	1	0.0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-6
Nate Williams	01:07	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-6
TOTALS		106	57	26	45	93	48.4	10	30	33.3	6	16	37.5	15	33	11	7	14	15	-

Golden State Warriors player stats

PLAYER	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	STL	BLK	TO	PF	=+/-
Moses Moody	14:05	3	3	0	1	7	14.3	1	4	25.0	0	2	0.0	1	2	2	0	0	1	-11
Jimmy Butler III	32:51	13	5	3	4	7	57.1	1	1	100	4	4	100	2	3	2	1	1	2	-18
Draymond Green	27:11	2	3	4	1	5	20.0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	2	1	0	0	4	5	-16
Brandin Podziemski	30:31	19	6	4	7	14	50.0	4	9	44.4	1	1	100	0	6	1	0	4	0	-18
Stephen Curry	32:40	3	2	8	1	10	10.0	1	8	12.5	0	0	0.0	0	2	0	0	4	0	-4
Jonathan Kuminga	19:29	9	7	3	4	9	44.4	1	4	25.0	0	0	0.0	1	6	0	0	3	2	9
Buddy Hield	25:06	20	2	2	7	14	50.0	6	11	54.5	0	0	0.0	0	2	1	0	1	1	1
Gary Payton II	20:27	16	5	2	7	14	50.0	2	5	40.0	0	0	0.0	3	2	3	0	0	2	3
Kevon Looney	22:21	5	11	0	2	4	50.0	0	0	0.0	1	2	50.0	5	6	1	1	2	1	-3
Quinten Post	06:37	2	0	0	1	1	100	0	0	0.0	0	2	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2
Gui Santos	03:36	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Trayce Jackson-Davis	01:42	4	1	0	2	3	66.7	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
Kevin Knox II	01:42	0	1	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3
Pat Spencer	01:42	0	0	2	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3
TOTALS		96	58	28	37	89	41.6	16	43	37.2	6	11	54.5	15	31	11	2	20	14	-

Houston Rockets vs Golden State Warriors: Game recap

The game began as a defensive battle, with the Rockets scoring the first six points. The Warriors didn’t get on the scoreboard until nearly three minutes in, when Brandin Podziemski hit a 3-pointer.

After that, the Warriors caught fire and took a 24-18 lead by the end of the first quarter.

The Rockets came alive in the second quarter, regaining the lead with a pull-up jumper from Jabari Smith Jr. to make it 30-29.

The two teams traded shots back and forth, and with just two seconds remaining in the half, Steph Curry nailed a long pull-up 3 to cut the Rockets' lead to 51-50 at halftime.

Podziemski and Gary Payton II led the Warriors with 11 points each, while Curry and Jimmy Butler combined for 10 points in the first half.

For Houston, Dillon Brooks, Alperen Sengun and Smith contributed 12, 11 and 10 points, respectively, in the opening half.

The Rockets' defense tightened up in the second half, with Jalen Green adding 17 points and Brooks contributing another 12.

They managed to stifle Curry and disrupt the Warriors' offense, outscoring them 55-46 in the second half to secure the crucial road win.