OAKLAND, Calif. _ Even with James Harden sidelined with both an injury and the flu, the Warriors lost to the Houston Rockets, 118-112, on Saturday at Oracle Arena.
The Rockets (34-25) opened the game with a 15-0 run.
The Warriors (42-16) still have the Western Conference's best record. But they have lost to Houston three times this season.
Warriors forward Draymond Green also left Saturday's game against the Houston Rockets after spraining his left ankle. The Warriors ruled him out to return.
Green injured his ankle after stepping on the foot of Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins. Green immediately hobbled over to the sideline. Green was eventually helped up. But he limped to the locker room with 8:56 left in the fourth quarter.
The Warriors featured Kevin Durant (29 points), Stephen Curry (25), Klay Thompson (20) and DeMarcus Cousins (13) in double figures. But the Rockets countered with Eric Gordon (25 points), Chris Paul (23), Kenneth Faried (20), PJ Tucker (18) and Gerald Green (10).
