GSW vs. HOU ( Facebook Live Oct. 17, 2017 ) Full Game
The Houston Rockets played spoiler to Golden State’s championship celebration on Tuesday, narrowly edging the Warriors 122-121 in the final minutes on Opening Night. Kevin Durant’s game-winning buzzer-beater was ruled good initially, but overturned after replay showed the ball was still in his hands as the clock expired. Nick Young led Golden State with 23 points and six three-pointers, while Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant added 22 and 20 points, respectively.
The Warriors led for the vast majority of the game, but ultimately fell short when it counted. They were outscored 34-20 in the final quarter, which proved all the difference in the contest. Draymond Green suffered a knee strain at the end of the third frame and did not return. He was one point shy of a season-opening triple-double at the time of his exit.
James Harden opened the scoring with a layup 13 seconds into the game. That would prove to be Houston’s only advantage until the 1:32 mark of the fourth quarter, as Klay Thompson soon followed Zaza Pachulia’s two free throws with a three-pointer to give the Warriors their first lead of the night. That shot would get Thompson going, as he would proceed to convert his first four shot attempts of the game, the last of which put the Dubs up 22-9 with 6:56 remaining in the first quarter. The Rockets would immediately respond with a 15-2 run to knot the score, after which Nick Young began to introduce himself to the Oracle crowd. He’d make a three-pointer on the ensuing possession and two more throughout the remainder of the quarter, which came to a close with Golden State holding a slim 35-34 advantage.
Young’s onslaught would continue into the second frame, as he notched another eight points in the first five minutes to increase Golden State’s lead to 51-40. Kevin Durant, who was held scoreless in the first quarter, would account for the Warriors’ next five points and total 10 in the quarter to help keep the Rockets at bay. His assist on Green’s three-pointer at the 3:29 mark gave the Warriors their largest advantage of the entire night at 66-49. Golden State would end up taking a 71-62 lead into halftime thanks to some impressive three-point shooting, having made 11 of their 17 first half attempts from beyond the arc.
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