Rockets pull away late to beat Warriors 115-108

The Rockets beat the Warriors 115-108 at Toyota Center behind a 15-2 run in the fourth quarter. Houston trailed 96-88 at one point in the period, then outscored Golden State 21-2 over a stretch that turned it into a 111-90 game. Both teams are now 8-3.

Fred VanVleet was the player of the game with 18 points, 6 assists and 3 steals. Late in the fourth, Jabari Smith Jr. hit a 14-foot pullup off a VanVleet assist at 6:00 and followed with a driving dunk at 5:36 to make it 106-90. VanVleet then buried a 31-foot three at 3:32, set up by Kevin Durant, for a 21-point lead. Durant led Houston with 20 points, and Alperen Sengun had 13 rebounds and 9 assists.

Golden State kept scoring after that. LJ Cryer and Charles Bassey cut it to 113-99, and Graham Ike's floater made it 115-103 with 41.5 seconds left. Yaxel Lendeborg had 25 points and 10 rebounds for the Warriors. Chirp's Sim had Houston winning 59% of the time.