Klay Thompson's impressive performance, including seven 3-pointers, helped the Golden State Warriors defeat the Houston Rockets 133-110. The win dealt a blow to Houston's play-in hopes, as they are now four games behind the Warriors for the final Western Conference play-in spot.
Klay Thompson knocked down seven 3-pointers en route to a game-high-tying 29 points as the Golden State Warriors beat the host Houston Rockets 133-110 on Thursday night.Golden State dealt a crushing blow to Houston's play-in hopes, as the Rockets are now four games behind the Warriors for the final Western Conference play-in spot with six games remaining in the regular season. Golden State also owns the head-to-head tiebreaker after sweeping the teams' three-game season series.
Houston made 36 of 86 shots from the floor , including 12 of 40 from 3-point range .Up by 15 at halftime, Golden State needed less than four minutes in the third quarter to virtually put the game away.After Fred VanVleet sank a pair of free throws for the Rockets, Thompson hit two treys and Jackson-Davis had two buckets down low as part of a 12-6 outburst. That allowed the Warriors to open up a 77-58 advantage with 8:12 to play in the third, and the period ended with Golden State ahead 99-83.
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