Who won Golden State Warriors vs Houston Rockets?

The Houston Rockets beat the Golden State Warriors 131-116 on April 30, 2025.

Moses Moody scored 25 for the Golden State Warriors; Fred VanVleet scored 26 for the Houston Rockets.

Golden State Warriors at Houston Rockets

2024-25 · Playoffs Wed, Apr 30, 2025 · 7:30 pm EDT · All results that day · Golden State Warriors vs Houston Rockets head-to-head · Golden State Warriors schedule · Houston Rockets schedule

Final

Away

Houston Rockets

131

Venue: Toyota Center

Western conference first round

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Houston Rockets beat the Golden State Warriors 131-116 at home in the playoffs on Wednesday, April 30, 2025 at Toyota Center. Fred VanVleet had 26 points, 1 rebound and 2 assists for the Houston Rockets. Moses Moody had 25 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists for the Golden State Warriors.

The Houston Rockets led 76-49 at halftime and held on in the second half. Their best stretch was the first quarter, won 40-24. Bench points: Golden State Warriors 76, Houston Rockets 30. Amen Thompson had 25 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:18 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Golden State Warriors vs Houston Rockets?: The Houston Rockets beat the Golden State Warriors 131-116 on April 30, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Moses Moody scored 25 for the Golden State Warriors; Fred VanVleet scored 26 for the Houston Rockets.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Golden State Warriors	24	25	31	36	116
Houston Rockets	40	36	31	24	131

Game leaders

Golden State Warriors

Points: 25 Moses Moody
Rebounds: 9 Moses Moody
Assists: 7 Stephen Curry

Houston Rockets

Points: 26 Fred VanVleet
Rebounds: 9 Alperen Sengun
Assists: 9 Alperen Sengun

Golden State Warriors
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jimmy Butler starter	25:21	8	5	2	2	0	0	2-10	0-3	4-5	2	-23
Stephen Curry starter	23:27	13	3	7	0	0	3	4-12	3-9	2-3	2	-19
Brandin Podziemski starter	20:54	8	2	4	0	0	2	3-7	2-4	0-0	1	-24
Draymond Green starter	17:54	7	1	1	2	0	2	3-4	1-2	0-0	1	-29
Buddy Hield starter	17:50	4	2	1	1	1	0	2-6	0-2	0-0	1	-22
Moses Moody bench	25:55	25	9	2	2	1	0	9-18	3-7	4-4	2	+6
Gui Santos bench	17:52	7	2	2	0	0	0	2-4	2-4	1-2	1	+7
Kevin Knox bench	17:50	14	4	2	0	1	0	5-13	1-4	3-3	0	+14
Quinten Post bench	13:55	5	2	0	0	2	3	2-4	1-2	0-0	5	-14
Pat Spencer bench	13:36	11	4	2	1	0	2	5-7	0-1	1-1	1	+13
Trayce Jackson-Davis bench	12:00	4	4	0	1	0	0	2-2	0-0	0-4	3	+12
Braxton Key bench	12:00	0	7	0	1	0	2	0-7	0-1	0-0	3	+12
Kevon Looney bench	10:56	2	3	0	0	0	0	1-3	0-0	0-0	3	+1
Gary Payton II bench	10:30	8	1	2	0	0	0	3-6	2-5	0-0	2	-9

Houston Rockets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Amen Thompson starter	34:41	25	6	3	5	3	3	8-12	1-1	8-9	2	+32
Fred VanVleet starter	33:07	26	1	2	0	1	1	8-13	4-6	6-6	1	+21
Alperen Sengun starter	30:51	15	9	9	2	2	1	6-9	0-0	3-4	6	+23
Dillon Brooks starter	28:59	24	1	2	0	0	1	7-13	2-7	8-8	3	+25
Jalen Green starter	27:50	11	8	2	0	0	0	3-8	2-4	3-5	0	+20
Tari Eason bench	19:16	9	5	1	0	0	3	4-5	1-2	0-0	4	-13
Steven Adams bench	17:09	0	6	1	0	0	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	2	+15
Aaron Holiday bench	16:24	9	0	2	0	0	1	3-6	1-3	2-4	1	-6
Jabari Smith Jr. bench	15:09	7	2	0	0	0	1	2-6	1-5	2-2	1	-6
Reed Sheppard bench	6:34	0	1	1	2	1	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	-15
Jock Landale bench	4:51	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	-12
Nate Williams bench	1:43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	-3
Jeff Green bench	1:43	3	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	-3
Cam Whitmore bench	1:43	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	-3

Team statistics
Golden State Warriors	Stat	Houston Rockets
15/22 (68%)	Free throws	32/38 (84%)
28/59 (47%)	2 pointers	30/48 (62%)
15/44 (34%)	3 pointers	13/30 (43%)
43/103 (41%)	Field goals	43/78 (55%)
49	Rebounds	39
24	Defensive rebounds	31
25	Offensive rebounds	8
25	Assists	23
14	Turnovers	12
10	Steals	9
5	Blocks	7
27	Fouls	22
11	Max points in a row	18
1:42	Time spent in lead	45:49
3	Biggest lead	31

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Houston Rockets ahead)

Largest margin: 31 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 3
Times tied: 2
Largest lead · Golden State Warriors: 3 Q1 10:21
Largest lead · Houston Rockets: 31 Q3 10:59
Longest run: 18-0 Houston Rockets · Q1 1:37 to Q2 7:02

Scoring plays

Q1 · 33 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Golden State Warriors	Houston Rockets
11:43	Golden State Warriors	Draymond Green 2-pt field goal	2	0
11:07	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green 2-pt field goal	2	2
11:07	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green Free throw	2	3
10:54	Golden State Warriors	Brandin Podziemski 3-pt field goal	5	3
10:33	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	5	5
10:21	Golden State Warriors	Draymond Green 3-pt field goal	8	5
10:07	Houston Rockets	Dillon Brooks Free throw	8	6
10:07	Houston Rockets	Dillon Brooks Free throw	8	7
9:36	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green 3-pt field goal	8	10
9:04	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet Free throw	8	11
8:57	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	8	13
8:06	Houston Rockets	Dillon Brooks Free throw	8	14
8:06	Houston Rockets	Dillon Brooks Free throw	8	15
7:44	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	8	16
7:44	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	8	17
7:13	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet 3-pt field goal	8	20
6:54	Golden State Warriors	Quinten Post 3-pt field goal	11	20
6:31	Houston Rockets	Dillon Brooks 2-pt field goal	11	22
6:12	Golden State Warriors	Quinten Post 2-pt field goal	13	22
5:32	Houston Rockets	Dillon Brooks 3-pt field goal	13	25
5:14	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	13	27
5:14	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	13	28
4:26	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet 3-pt field goal	13	31
4:04	Golden State Warriors	Gui Santos 3-pt field goal	16	31
3:37	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet 3-pt field goal	16	34
3:25	Golden State Warriors	Gary Payton II 3-pt field goal	19	34
3:10	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet Free throw	19	35
3:10	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet Free throw	19	36
2:19	Golden State Warriors	Gui Santos 3-pt field goal	22	36
1:49	Golden State Warriors	Gary Payton II 2-pt field goal	24	36
1:37	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet 2-pt field goal	24	38
1:01	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun Free throw	24	39
1:01	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun Free throw	24	40

Q2 · 32 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Golden State Warriors	Houston Rockets
11:48	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	24	42
11:11	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	24	44
10:28	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	24	46
9:49	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	24	49
7:30	Houston Rockets	Tari Eason 3-pt field goal	24	52
7:02	Houston Rockets	Tari Eason 2-pt field goal	24	54
6:53	Golden State Warriors	Gui Santos Free throw	25	54
6:48	Golden State Warriors	Moses Moody 2-pt field goal	27	54
6:24	Golden State Warriors	Moses Moody 2-pt field goal	29	54
6:12	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green Free throw	29	55
6:03	Golden State Warriors	Stephen Curry 3-pt field goal	32	55
4:34	Golden State Warriors	Jimmy Butler Free throw	33	55
4:18	Houston Rockets	Tari Eason 2-pt field goal	33	57
4:08	Golden State Warriors	Stephen Curry Free throw	34	57
4:08	Golden State Warriors	Stephen Curry Free throw	35	57
3:59	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	35	59
3:49	Golden State Warriors	Stephen Curry 3-pt field goal	38	59
3:31	Houston Rockets	Tari Eason 2-pt field goal	38	61
2:57	Golden State Warriors	Jimmy Butler 2-pt field goal	40	61
2:57	Golden State Warriors	Jimmy Butler Free throw	41	61
2:41	Houston Rockets	Dillon Brooks 3-pt field goal	41	64
2:26	Golden State Warriors	Gary Payton II 3-pt field goal	44	64
2:00	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet 3-pt field goal	44	67
1:44	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	44	68
1:14	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green Free throw	44	69
1:03	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	44	71
1:03	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	44	72
0:46	Golden State Warriors	Stephen Curry 3-pt field goal	47	72
0:33	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	47	74
0:14	Golden State Warriors	Jimmy Butler Free throw	48	74
0:14	Golden State Warriors	Jimmy Butler Free throw	48	74
0:02	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet 2-pt field goal	49	76

Q3 · 33 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Golden State Warriors	Houston Rockets
11:40	Houston Rockets	Dillon Brooks 2-pt field goal	49	78
10:59	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun 2-pt field goal	49	80
10:43	Golden State Warriors	Brandin Podziemski 3-pt field goal	52	80
10:26	Houston Rockets	Jalen Green 3-pt field goal	52	83
9:44	Golden State Warriors	Buddy Hield 2-pt field goal	54	83
9:21	Golden State Warriors	Buddy Hield 2-pt field goal	56	83
9:00	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet 2-pt field goal	56	85
8:37	Golden State Warriors	Brandin Podziemski 2-pt field goal	58	85
7:50	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	58	87
7:33	Golden State Warriors	Draymond Green 2-pt field goal	60	87
7:09	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	60	89
6:53	Golden State Warriors	Jimmy Butler 2-pt field goal	62	89
6:29	Houston Rockets	Dillon Brooks 2-pt field goal	62	91
6:14	Golden State Warriors	Stephen Curry 2-pt field goal	64	91
5:51	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet 2-pt field goal	64	93
5:18	Houston Rockets	Dillon Brooks Free throw	64	94
5:18	Houston Rockets	Dillon Brooks Free throw	64	95
4:28	Golden State Warriors	Kevin Knox 2-pt field goal	66	95
3:53	Golden State Warriors	Pat Spencer 2-pt field goal	68	95
3:40	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	68	97
3:40	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	68	98
3:21	Golden State Warriors	Moses Moody Free throw	69	98
3:21	Golden State Warriors	Moses Moody Free throw	70	98
2:54	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. Free throw	70	99
2:54	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. Free throw	70	100
2:39	Golden State Warriors	Moses Moody 2-pt field goal	72	100
2:11	Golden State Warriors	Pat Spencer 2-pt field goal	74	100
1:56	Houston Rockets	Aaron Holiday 2-pt field goal	74	102
1:22	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 3-pt field goal	74	105
1:05	Golden State Warriors	Pat Spencer 2-pt field goal	76	105
0:45	Houston Rockets	Aaron Holiday 2-pt field goal	76	107
0:31	Golden State Warriors	Kevon Looney 2-pt field goal	78	107
0:03	Golden State Warriors	Moses Moody 2-pt field goal	80	107

Q4 · 35 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Golden State Warriors	Houston Rockets
11:02	Golden State Warriors	Kevin Knox 2-pt field goal	82	107
9:53	Golden State Warriors	Pat Spencer 2-pt field goal	84	107
9:24	Golden State Warriors	Moses Moody 3-pt field goal	87	107
9:02	Houston Rockets	Jock Landale 2-pt field goal	87	109
8:30	Golden State Warriors	Kevin Knox Free throw	88	109
8:30	Golden State Warriors	Kevin Knox Free throw	89	109
7:58	Golden State Warriors	Kevin Knox 3-pt field goal	92	109
7:22	Houston Rockets	Dillon Brooks 2-pt field goal	92	111
7:08	Golden State Warriors	Pat Spencer 2-pt field goal	94	111
7:08	Golden State Warriors	Pat Spencer Free throw	95	111
6:45	Golden State Warriors	Kevin Knox 2-pt field goal	97	111
6:08	Houston Rockets	Alperen Sengun Free throw	97	112
5:38	Golden State Warriors	Moses Moody 2-pt field goal	99	112
5:22	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet Free throw	99	113
5:22	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet Free throw	99	114
5:02	Golden State Warriors	Trayce Jackson-Davis 2-pt field goal	101	114
4:14	Houston Rockets	Fred VanVleet Free throw	101	115
4:14	Houston Rockets	Dillon Brooks Free throw	101	116
4:14	Houston Rockets	Dillon Brooks Free throw	101	117
3:46	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	101	118
3:46	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	101	119
3:36	Golden State Warriors	Moses Moody 2-pt field goal	103	119
3:18	Houston Rockets	Dillon Brooks 2-pt field goal	103	121
2:53	Golden State Warriors	Trayce Jackson-Davis 2-pt field goal	105	121
2:00	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	105	123
1:38	Golden State Warriors	Moses Moody Free throw	106	123
1:38	Golden State Warriors	Moses Moody Free throw	107	123
1:38	Houston Rockets	Aaron Holiday Free throw	107	124
1:35	Houston Rockets	Aaron Holiday 3-pt field goal	107	127
1:29	Golden State Warriors	Moses Moody 3-pt field goal	110	127
1:01	Golden State Warriors	Kevin Knox 2-pt field goal	112	127
1:01	Golden State Warriors	Kevin Knox Free throw	113	127
0:45	Houston Rockets	Jeff Green 3-pt field goal	113	130
0:20	Houston Rockets	Aaron Holiday Free throw	113	131
0:14	Golden State Warriors	Moses Moody 3-pt field goal	116	131

Highlights

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