November 11, 2026 at 8:34 AM UTC
Pregame AnalysisWarriors' Thin Streak Meets a Rockets Team Seeking a Reset
Golden State's seven-game win streak faces a Houston team desperate to avoid a third straight loss.
This page is the pregame analysis. The box score is the main page for the game, and the matchup history collects every meeting between these teams.
Golden State arrives in Houston with one of the season's better early stories: seven straight wins after an 0-3 start, leaving the Warriors 7-3 and fifth in the West. The streak has been built on a thin rotation, though. Butler, Moody and Porzingis are out, with Porzingis not with the team and having stepped away from basketball, and Will Richard is out indefinitely with a UCL injury. That leaves little room for an off night.
Houston is also 7-3, but it is coming off its first back-to-back losses of the season, including a 102-99 defeat at Phoenix. Kevin Durant had 21 points and 10 rebounds against his former team, and it still wasn't enough. The Rockets should have a clear sense of urgency in front of their home crowd.
The most exploitable Warriors weakness is ball security and the glass. Golden State needed overtime to beat a badly shorthanded Magic team 126-119, and Orlando forced the extra period mainly through offensive rebounds and Warriors turnovers. Houston can try to repeat that. The Rockets have their own concerns, though. With Capela and Adams out in Phoenix, Alperen Şengün was the only true center and played nearly 32 minutes, while Jabari Smith Jr. and Tari Eason absorbed big frontcourt minutes. Houston's bench was outscored 33-15 in that game, and Şengün shot 5-for-16 a game after a triple-double. Even so, all five Houston starters have scored in double figures in consecutive games.
Golden State's momentum is real, but its depth problems and sloppy habits are harder to hide against a motivated, deeper-looking opponent. Houston's starting balance and extra possessions should be enough to stop the slide in a competitive game.
Prediction: Rockets 113, Warriors 106.