Curry, Klay propel victory

WARRIORS 124, ROCKETS 114

HOUSTON» Stephen Curry had 29 points and Klay Thompson added 28 as the Golden State Warriors pulled away late in the fourth quarter for a 124-114 victory over the Houston Rockets on Thursday night.

Draymond Green added a triple-double with 17 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists.

The Warriors extended their road winning streak to nine games and have won an NBA-best 16 road games.

The teams stayed close through most of the game, but the Warriors had a seven-point lead with about 3½ minutes left. They scored the next five points, highlighted by a 3 from Curry, to make it 120-109 and send many of the home fans streaming for the exits.

The Rockets got 30 points from Eric Gordon, and Gerald Green came off the bench to score 29 and tie a career high with eight 3pointers as they played their second game without James Harden, who is out for at least two weeks with a strained hamstring.

The Warriors were shorthanded, too, playing without Kevin Durant, who missed the game with strained right calf. But Andre Iguodala returned after sitting out Wednesday night with back and hip strains and had 10 points and eight assists.

Curry added nine rebounds and five assists and a steal in his third game back after missing 11 with a sprained right ankle.

Golden State led by 10 after a dunk by David West with about 7½ minutes remaining. The Rockets scored the next five points, with a 3-pointer from Green, to get within 108-103, but the Warriors scored the next five points to go up by 10 again.

The Warriors were up by 3 after three and opened the fourth quarter with an 8-1 run to make it 101-91 with about 10 minutes left.

Chris Paul re-entered the game and helped get things going when he found Gordon for a 3-pointer, which started a 7-2 run that cut the lead to 103-98. Paul finished with 28 points, nine assists and seven rebounds.