The Warriors and Rockets face off in Houston to see who will remain undefeated. Both teams will be without a starting big man. For the Warriors, they are without David Lee again and the Rockets would have to play without their center, Dwight Howard. He was a surprise scratch due to his flu-like symptoms. In case you missed the game, here is our instant recap:
1st Quarter
Both teams started the game slow. For a couple of undefeated teams, they missed plenty of shots to start the game. The Warriors got going first, but the Rockets were not far behind. The Warriors were effective in the paint, scoring 10 of their first 13 points there. The Warriors took advantage of not having to deal with Dwight Howard. However, both teams were not playing well defensively. The offense for both teams were taking a lot of shots and they were finally going in. Draymond Green and Steph Curry both with nine points each. Jason Terry got Curry to foul him on a three point attempt and gave the Rockets the lead. After one quarter Warriors were down 29-25 and Green led the Warriors with 10 points.
Speights with the nice tip-in: https://t.co/sVR0UElsY6
— Alex Torres (@alextorresww) November 9, 2014
2nd Quarter
The game continued with the same pace. The Rockets had the lead, but the Warriors were in striking distance. Some dumb fouls and turnovers would keep them from overtaking the lead. They found themselves down two with 10 minutes left in the quarter. The Warriors did not look like the team that went 4-0. Continued with the sloppy play and Klay Thompson got his third foul with six minutes left in the half. Isaiah Canaan was a bright spot for the Rockets, he had 12 points on 4 of 5 shooting. As the quarter came to an end, the Rockets had a four point lead. A frustrating game for the Warriors, will be interesting how they comeback in the second half.
That Iggy defense: https://t.co/agYlM6b2pw @warriorsworld
— Alex Torres (@alextorresww) November 9, 2014
