{"id":638437,"date":"2026-03-04T08:16:15","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T08:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/638437\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T08:16:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T08:16:15","slug":"podziemski-warriors-to-visit-durant-rockets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/638437\/","title":{"rendered":"Podziemski, Warriors to visit Durant, Rockets"},"content":{"rendered":"

Golden State Warriors<\/a> (31-30, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Rockets<\/a> (38-22, third in the Western Conference)<\/p>\n

Houston; Thursday, 7:30 p.m. EST<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Houston Rockets host the Golden State Warriors in Western Conference play Thursday.<\/p>\n

The Rockets are 21-16 against conference opponents. Houston leads the Western Conference in rebounding, averaging 48.4 boards. Alperen Sengun<\/a> paces the Rockets with 9.2 rebounds.<\/p>\n

The Warriors are 21-19 against Western Conference opponents. Golden State is 14-20 against opponents over .500.<\/p>\n

The Rockets are shooting 47.5% from the field this season, 0.2 percentage points higher than the 47.3% the Warriors allow to opponents. The Warriors average 16.3 made 3-pointers per game this season, 4.1 more made shots on average than the 12.2 per game the Rockets give up.<\/p>\n

The teams play for the second time this season. The Rockets won the last matchup 104-100 on Nov. 27, with Reed Sheppard<\/a> scoring 31 points in the victory.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Sengun is shooting 50.1% and averaging 20.5 points for the Rockets. Kevin Durant<\/a> is averaging 27.3 points over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Brandin Podziemski<\/a> is averaging 12.4 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.7 assists for the Warriors. Moses Moody<\/a> is averaging 3.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Rockets: 7-3, averaging 112.1 points, 45.7 rebounds, 24.6 assists, 8.1 steals and 6.5 blocks per game while shooting 49.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 105.8 points per game.<\/p>\n

Warriors: 4-6, averaging 110.9 points, 43.3 rebounds, 30.9 assists, 9.7 steals and 3.3 blocks per game while shooting 45.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.7 points.<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Rockets: Jae’Sean Tate<\/a>: out (knee), Fred VanVleet<\/a>: out for season (acl), Jabari Smith<\/a> Jr.: out (ankle), Steven Adams<\/a>: out for season (ankle).<\/p>\n

Warriors: Kristaps Porzingis<\/a>: day to day (illness), Jimmy Butler III<\/a>: out for season (knee), Stephen Curry<\/a>: out (knee), Seth Curry<\/a>: out (back), Will Richard<\/a>: day to day (ankle).<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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