Kevin Durant scored 20 as Houston won at home on Wednesday, Nov. 11. The Rockets are 9-3 and the Warriors 8-4.

Stephen Curry left with abdominal soreness with 6:25 left in the first quarter and did not return.

The Rockets led 35-20 after one and 56-51 at the half. Durant had 11 in the first quarter.

Durant moved past Shaquille O'Neal into seventh place on the NBA's career field-goals list.

Reed Sheppard hit back-to-back threes for a 96-85 lead, and Houston led by as many as 18.

Alperen Sengun and Amen Thompson scored 19 each. Fred VanVleet had 18 with four threes.

Yaxel Lendeborg had 25 points and 10 rebounds. Brandin Podziemski scored 22.

Houston hosts Utah on Friday, Nov. 13. Golden State visits San Antonio that night.

Yaxel Lendeborg in Houston, Nov. 11, 2026. Still from game video on X, resized.

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