Houston Rockets vs. Golden State Warriors
November 11, 2026 · 2026-27 season
The Rockets beat the Warriors 115-108 on 2026-11-11 at home. The Rockets started Kevin Durant, Fred VanVleet, Alperen Sengun, Jabari Smith Jr., and Amen Thompson. The Warriors started Al Horford, Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, Brandin Podziemski, and Yaxel Lendeborg. Yaxel Lendeborg (Warriors) scored 9 points (4/15) in his matchups, with Jabari Smith Jr. as his primary defender. Alperen Sengun (Rockets) scored 24 points (8/21) in his matchups, with Al Horford as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
HOU
Houston Rockets
115
Did not play: Steven Adams (DND - Injury/Illness), Clint Capela (DND - Injury/Illness)
GSW
Golden State Warriors
108
Lineups
HOU
Houston Rockets
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Kevin Durant · Fred VanVleet · Alperen Sengun · Jabari Smith Jr. · Amen Thompson Starter 12.9 min
- Kevin Durant · Marcus Smart · Jabari Smith Jr. · Tari Eason · Reed Sheppard 5.8 min
- Bogdan Bogdanović · Alperen Sengun · Jabari Smith Jr. · Amen Thompson · Reed Sheppard 4.8 min
- Kevin Durant · Marcus Smart · Fred VanVleet · Alperen Sengun · Tari Eason 3.8 min
- Bogdan Bogdanović · Alperen Sengun · Tari Eason · Amen Thompson · Reed Sheppard 3.4 min
GSW
Golden State Warriors
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Al Horford · Stephen Curry · Draymond Green · Brandin Podziemski · Yaxel Lendeborg Starter 4.4 min
- Al Horford · Draymond Green · De'Anthony Melton · Brandin Podziemski · Yaxel Lendeborg 5.3 min
- Draymond Green · Gui Santos · Brandin Podziemski · Yaxel Lendeborg · Will Richard 4.2 min
- Charles Bassey · Malevy Leons · Will Richard · LJ Cryer · Graham Ike 3.5 min
- Al Horford · Georges Niang · Brandin Podziemski · Yaxel Lendeborg · Will Richard 3.3 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Rockets defense
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Yaxel Lendeborg 9 pts (4/15) in 70 possessions
Guarded by: Jabari Smith Jr. (28 %, 0 pts) · Kevin Durant (23 %, 3 pts) · Amen Thompson (14 %, 2 pts)
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Brandin Podziemski 30 pts (12/15) in 73 possessions
Guarded by: Amen Thompson (26 %, 2 pts) · Marcus Smart (21 %, 0 pts) · Fred VanVleet (17 %, 3 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | Draymond Green: 24 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Yaxel Lendeborg: 16 poss., 3 pts (1/4) |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | Yaxel Lendeborg: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Gui Santos: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Alperen Sengun | Al Horford: 21 poss., 11 pts (4/6) · Charles Bassey: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Fred VanVleet | Brandin Podziemski: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Will Richard: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Amen Thompson | Brandin Podziemski: 19 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Yaxel Lendeborg: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Tari Eason | Georges Niang: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Yaxel Lendeborg: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Reed Sheppard | Will Richard: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · De'Anthony Melton: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Marcus Smart | Brandin Podziemski: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · De'Anthony Melton: 4 poss., 6 pts (2/2) |
| Bogdan Bogdanović | LJ Cryer: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Georges Niang: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Bruce Thornton | LJ Cryer: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Charles Bassey: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Oscar Tshiebwe | Charles Bassey: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Graham Ike: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jae'Sean Tate | Malevy Leons: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Graham Ike: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Isaiah Crawford | Will Richard: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Warriors defense
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Alperen Sengun 24 pts (8/21) in 65 possessions
Guarded by: Al Horford (29 %, 0 pts) · Draymond Green (19 %, 2 pts) · Charles Bassey (11 %, 4 pts)
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Kevin Durant 11 pts (4/8) in 64 possessions
Guarded by: Draymond Green (22 %, 0 pts) · Yaxel Lendeborg (15 %, 9 pts) · Brandin Podziemski (15 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Yaxel Lendeborg | Jabari Smith Jr.: 18 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Amen Thompson: 14 poss., 1 pts (0/1) |
| Brandin Podziemski | Amen Thompson: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Marcus Smart: 10 poss., 4 pts (1/2) |
| Draymond Green | Kevin Durant: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Fred VanVleet: 14 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| De'Anthony Melton | Fred VanVleet: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jabari Smith Jr.: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Will Richard | Reed Sheppard: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Fred VanVleet: 9 poss., 1 pts (0/0) |
| Al Horford | Alperen Sengun: 19 poss., 0 pts (0/5) · Jabari Smith Jr.: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Georges Niang | Jabari Smith Jr.: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kevin Durant: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| LJ Cryer | Reed Sheppard: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Tari Eason: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Charles Bassey | Alperen Sengun: 7 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Jabari Smith Jr.: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Gui Santos | Kevin Durant: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Alperen Sengun: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Stephen Curry | Amen Thompson: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Fred VanVleet: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Graham Ike | Kevin Durant: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Tari Eason: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Malevy Leons | Tari Eason: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Bruce Thornton: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |