Steph Curry provides thrills, 29 points but Warriors are edged by Rockets
Stephen Curry, who missed the previous 27 games with a knee injury, returned with 29 points in 26 minutes for the Warriors in a one-point loss to the Rockets.
Stephen Curry (30) drives to the basket late in the second half as the Golden State Warriors played the Houston Rockets at Chase Center in San Francisco, on Sunday, April 5, 2026. (Carlos Avila Gonzalez/S. F.
Chronicle) Befitting for Stephen Curry to resurrect the Chase Center crowd on Easter Sunday. Curry's first outing since Jan. 30 for the Golden State Warriors began with a first-quarter standing ovation and ended with a 117-116 loss to the Houston Rockets.
The superstar guard in his 17th season had missed 27 straight games with runner's knee, but he sparked his teammates and spectators the moment he started his pregame warmup. In 26 minutes as a reserve, his first regular-season appearance off the bench since March 7, 2012, Curry provided 29 points (11-fot-21 shooting and 5-for-10 3-point shooting) and thrills whenever he had the ball. Brandin Podziemski added 18 points for the Warriors, who got seven points, six rebounds and 12 assists from Draymond Green - remaining 10th in the Western Conference.
Kevin Durant led Houston with 31 points, eight rebounds and eight assists and Alperen Sengun made the go-ahead layup with 11. 1 seconds to play. Curry missed a contested 3-pointer as time expired.
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