Jonathan Kuminga scores career-high 33 points, Warriors beat Rockets 99-93 to snap 5-game skid
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) Jonathan Kuminga scored a career-high 33 points and made two crucial layups over the final 1:04, and the Golden State Warriors snapped a five-game losing streak by beating the Houston Rockets 99-93 on Thursday night.
Andrew Wiggins added 23 points and Brandin Podziemski grabbed 12 rebounds for the Warriors in the opening game of a home back-to-back.
Golden State was missing starters Stephen Curry and Draymond Green because of injuries - Curry out to manage his painful knees and Green nursing tightness in his left calf. Both are likely to return Friday.
Wiggins had been questionable with an impingement in his right ankle.
Alperen Sengun had 16 points and eight rebounds to lead Houston.
Warriors nemesis Dillon Brooks started 1 for 6 and missed his initial four 3-point attempts before finishing with 15 points.
Rockets: The NBA fined Rockets coach Ime Udoka and Sengun for their actions leading to ejections in a 120-111 loss at Sacramento on Tuesday night, and forward Tari Eason for an interaction with a fan following the game. Udoka was fined $50,000 for confronting and directing profane language toward a game official, failing to leave the court in a timely manner after being ejected and public criticism of the officiating during his postgame news conference.
Warriors: Kevon Looney earned his second start of the season and had 11 rebounds.
Wiggins hit a 3 and was fouled for a four-point play that tied the game at 40 with 3:29 left before halftime, then converted another four-point play with 12.2 seconds remaining in the half as the Warriors took a 49-43 lead into the break.
The Warriors held their ground in the low post against Steven Adams, scoring 52 points in the paint and outrebounding the Rockets 54-45.
Houston visits the Clippers on Sunday, while the Warriors host the Timberwolves on Friday and again Sunday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Â | Alperen Sengun vs. Kevon Looney (Dillon Brooks gains possession) | Â |
| 11:39 |  | Â | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 11:35 | | Â | Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:22 | | +2 | Jonathan Kuminga makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 0-2 |
| 11:00 | | Â | Dillon Brooks misses two point turnaround jump shot | Â |
| 10:57 | | Â | Buddy Hield defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:43 | | Â | Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul (Andrew Wiggins draws the foul) | Â |
| 10:43 | | Â | Andrew Wiggins misses regular free throw 1 of 3 | Â |
| 10:43 | | Â | Warriors offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:43 | | Â | Andrew Wiggins misses regular free throw 2 of 3 | Â |
| 10:43 | | Â | Warriors offensive rebound | Â |
| 10:43 | | +1 | Andrew Wiggins makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 0-3 |
| 10:27 | | Â | Alperen Sengun misses two point turnaround jump shot | Â |
| 10:24 | | Â | Jonathan Kuminga defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:15 | | +3 | Jonathan Kuminga makes three point jump shot (Buddy Hield assists) | 0-6 |
| 10:03 | | Â | Jalen Green turnover (bad pass) (Andrew Wiggins steals) | Â |
| 9:57 | | Â | Brandin Podziemski turnover (lost ball) (Jabari Smith Jr. steals) | Â |
| 9:42 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 3-6 |
| 9:27 | | Â | Buddy Hield misses three point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 9:26 | | Â | Rockets defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:14 | | Â | Kevon Looney personal foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | Â |
| 9:06 | | Â | Alperen Sengun misses two point cutting layup | Â |
| 9:03 | | Â | Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:53 | | Â | Jonathan Kuminga misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 8:50 | | Â | Kevon Looney offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:39 | | Â | Kevon Looney misses two point driving finger roll layup | Â |
| 8:37 | | Â | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:33 | | Â | Dillon Brooks misses three point running pullup jump shot | Â |
| 8:29 | | Â | Kevon Looney defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:16 | | +3 | Jonathan Kuminga makes three point jump shot (Kevon Looney assists) | 3-9 |
| 8:02 | | Â | Andrew Wiggins blocks Jalen Green's two point driving layup | Â |
| 7:59 | | Â | Fred VanVleet offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:58 | | Â | Dillon Brooks misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:55 | | Â | Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:49 | | Â | Jabari Smith Jr. blocks Brandin Podziemski's two point driving layup | Â |
| 7:46 | | Â | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:42 | | Â | Fred VanVleet turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | Â |
| 7:24 | | +2 | Andrew Wiggins makes two point cutting dunk (Buddy Hield assists) | 3-11 |
| 7:07 | | Â | Alperen Sengun misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â |
| 7:05 | | Â | Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:57 | | Â | Jonathan Kuminga misses two point fadeaway jump shot | Â |
| 6:55 | | Â | Dillon Brooks defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:42 | | Â | Dillon Brooks misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 6:39 | | Â | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | Â |
| 6:35 | | +2 | Dillon Brooks makes two point cutting layup (Alperen Sengun assists) | 5-11 |
| 6:21 | | Â | Jonathan Kuminga misses two point driving layup | Â |
| 6:18 | | Â | Dillon Brooks defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:15 | | Â | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point running layup | Â |
| 6:12 | | Â | Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:10 | | Â | Fred VanVleet personal foul (Andrew Wiggins draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:10 | | Â | Warriors 60 second timeout | Â |
| 6:01 | | Â | Buddy Hield turnover (bad pass) (Dillon Brooks steals) | Â |
| 5:56 | | Â | Jalen Green misses two point running layup | Â |
| 5:55 | | Â | Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:36 | | +3 | Brandin Podziemski makes three point pullup jump shot (Trayce Jackson-Davis assists) | 5-14 |
| 5:12 | | Â | Fred VanVleet misses two point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 5:09 | | Â | Steven Adams offensive rebound | Â |
| 5:06 | | Â | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 5:01 | | Â | Brandin Podziemski defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:52 | | Â | Gary Payton II misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:50 | | Â | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:45 | | Â | Dillon Brooks misses three point running jump shot | Â |
| 4:40 | | Â | Steven Adams offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:38 | | Â | Jump ball. Steven Adams vs. Gary Payton II (Fred VanVleet gains possession) | Â |
| 4:29 | | +3 | Amen Thompson makes three point jump shot (Steven Adams assists) | 8-14 |
| 4:12 | | Â | Moses Moody misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 4:08 | | Â | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:00 | | Â | Amen Thompson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:56 | | Â | Jonathan Kuminga defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:45 | | Â | Jonathan Kuminga misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:44 | | Â | Warriors offensive rebound | Â |
| 3:42 | | Â | Moses Moody misses two point jump shot | Â |
| 3:38 | | Â | Steven Adams defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:22 | | +3 | Reed Sheppard makes three point jump shot (Dillon Brooks assists) | 11-14 |
| 3:05 | | Â | Moses Moody misses three point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 2:59 | | Â | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:52 | | Â | Trayce Jackson-Davis blocks Amen Thompson's two point running layup | Â |
| 2:51 | | Â | Amen Thompson offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:50 | | Â | Fred VanVleet misses three point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 2:47 | | Â | Andrew Wiggins defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:33 | | +2 | Gary Payton II makes two point layup (Kyle Anderson assists) | 11-16 |
| 2:19 | | Â | Moses Moody shooting foul (Amen Thompson draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:19 | | Â | Rockets 60 second timeout | Â |
| 2:19 | | Â | Amen Thompson misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â |
| 2:19 | | Â | Rockets offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:19 | | +1 | Amen Thompson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-16 |
| 2:09 | | Â | Reed Sheppard blocks Andrew Wiggins's two point driving layup | Â |
| 2:09 | | Â | Rockets defensive rebound | Â |
| 1:49 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot (Steven Adams assists) | 14-16 |
| 1:46 | | Â | Rockets delay of game violation | Â |
| 1:32 | | +2 | Kyle Anderson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 14-18 |
| 1:16 | | +3 | Amen Thompson makes three point jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists) | 17-18 |
| 1:01 | | Â | Kyle Anderson misses three point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 0:58 | | Â | Pat Spencer offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:52 | | Â | Reed Sheppard personal foul (Pat Spencer draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:41 | | Â | Andrew Wiggins misses two point driving floating jump shot | Â |
| 0:37 | | Â | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:33 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point running layup | 19-18 |
| 0:24 | | Â | Trayce Jackson-Davis misses two point driving layup | Â |
| 0:22 | | Â | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | Â |
| 0:07 | | Â | Pat Spencer personal foul (Fred VanVleet draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:02 | | +3 | Fred VanVleet makes three point pullup jump shot | 22-18 |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |