The game between the Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors will take place at Toyota Center on Monday, March 20 at 8:00 PM ET.
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The Houston Rockets will welcome the Golden State Warriors to Toyota Center for an NBA game on Monday. The Houston Rockets lost 107-117 in their last game over the Pelicans. After blowing a 15-point fourth quarter lead on Friday night in a 114-112 loss to the Rockets, Green said experience helped prevent something similar from happening on Sunday night.
“We just went through it a couple nights before, and I looked at our guys in the huddle and said ‘We have an opportunity to win the game, but we got to go do it,’” Green said. “We got to take care of the ball; we got to get good looks; we have to get stops. To their credit, they went out and did it.” Jalen Green scored 40 points, his fourth game scoring at least 40 points this season, Kevin Porter Jr. added 25 and Tari Eason had 10 points for Houston, which saw its season-high three-game winning streak snapped.
“We were just seeing what was available,” Jalen Green said. “For a minute, we got stagnant and weren’t really shifting the defense over. Once we got back to that, running plays and shifting the defense, things started opening up a lot more.” The Rockets shot 41% and were 9 of 33 on 3-pointers. Houston has the worst record in the West at 18-53.
The Golden State Warriors on the other hand lost 133-119 against the Grizzlies in their last game. The Warriors faced a 14-point deficit in the third but made 16 of 19 free throws and a handful of 3-pointers to cut into Memphis’ advantage. Golden State got within one possession a couple of times early in the fourth, but Memphis went on a 21-3 run to seal its fourth win in the last five games.
“I think we stopped making simple plays,” Draymond Green said of the Warriors’ fourth-quarter collapse. “We got back into the game just by making simple plays. Then you don’t make simple plays and make a couple of mistakes. “We were fighting an uphill battle all night, so it’s hard to continue to come back.”
For the Grizzlies, it is a change from not so long ago when they struggled in the fourth quarter. They have played better closing games recently. “It’s really on the defensive side when we’re executing our game plan,” Memphis coach Taylor Jenkins said. “That’s the biggest thing. Holding teams to 19 points in the fourth quarter is really huge for us.”
Houston Rockets: Jabari Smith Jr., Kenyon Martin Jr., Alperen Şengün, Kevin Porter Jr., Jalen Green
Golden State Warriors: Draymond Green, Donte DiVincenzo, Kevon Looney, Klay Thompson, Stephen Curry
Houston Rockets: None
Golden State Warriors: Kevon Looney, Ty Jerome, Andre Iguodala, Andrew Wiggins, Gary Payton II, Ryan Rollins
The game between the Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors will take place at Toyota Center on Monday, March 20 at 8:00 PM ET.
The match between the Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors will be telecast live on AT&T SportsNet Southwest, NBC Sports Bay Area.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | AT&T SportsNet Southwest, NBC Sports Bay Area. | March 20 (8:00 PM ET) |
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