Rockets at Warriors: Preview, how to watch, stream, injury report, lineups
Before the Warriors meet the Rockets on Sunday evening in San Francisco, here's everything you need to know about the game, including how to watch.
The wait is over, after an extended wait that stretched over 27 consecutive games, Steph Curry is set to make his highly-anticiated return from a knee injury on Sunday evening against the Houston Rockets. Without Curry, the Warriors have struggled, posting a 9-17 record as their star point guard has been sidelined due to a lingering knee injury. The Warriors are currently riding a three-game losing streak and sit at No.
10 in the Western Conference, locked into a spot in the play-in tournament. Curry and the Warriors will have five games left on the regular season to get in rhythm before the play-in tournament is set to begin. Along with Curry's return, Sunday will mark his first game alongside new Golden State big man Kristaps Porzingis.
Curry has been sidelined since the Warriors acquired Porzingis from the Atlanta Hawks at the NBA trade deadline. Before the Warriors tip off against the Rockets on Sunday night, here's everything you need to know before the game, including how to watch. Records & Standings Warriors: (36-41) - #10 in Western Conference Standings Rockets: (48-25) - #5 in Eastern Conference Standings Previous Results, Win Streaks: Golden State lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers 118-111 on the road.
(3 losses in a row) Houston beat the Utah Jazz 140-106 on the road. (5 wins in a row) Injuries: Warriors: Jimmy Butler III - Out - Right ACL; Surgery Seth Curry - Questionable - Left Adductor; Strain Steph Curry - Questionable - Right Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome Al Horford - Out - Right Soleus; Strain Moses Moody - Out - Left Patellar Tendon; Rupture Quinten Post - Out - Right Foot; Injury Gui Santos - Probable - Right Pelvic Contusion Rockets: Steven Adams - Out - Left Ankle Surgery Fred VanVleet - Out - Right Knee ACL Repair Probable starting lineups - Warriors G - Stephen Curry - Davidson - #30 G - De'Anthony Melton - USC - #8 F - Gui Santos - Brazil - #15 F - Draymond Green - Michigan State - #23 F - Kristaps Porzingis - Lithuania - #7 Probable starting lineups - Rockets G - Reed Sheppard - Kentucky - #15 G - Amen Thompson - Overtime Elite - #1 F - Kevin Durant - Texas - #7 F - Jabari Smith Jr. - Auburn - #10 C - Alperen Sengun - Turkey - #28 Uniform Matchup: Warriors: Association Edition (White) Rockets: Statement Edition (Black) What time is tipoff, and on what channels?