Houston Rockets put Golden State Warriors’ remarkable eight-game winning streak to the test. The Warriors are undoubtedly outperforming expectations, with Stephen Curry simply spectacular. The California side’s point guard won’t have it easy against the Texans… or against a Kevin Durant with whom he won two championship rings in San Francisco.
Rockets vs Warriors date and tip-off time
Date: 11 November 2026, in the early hours of the 12th according to UK time.
Time: These are the Rockets vs Warriors start times by time zone.
| United Kingdom | 02:30 |
| Dominican Republic, USA (Boston, New York and Miami), Puerto Rico and Venezuela | 21:30 |
| Mexico (central), USA (Texas and Chicago), El Salvador, Costa Rica and Nicaragua | 19:30 |
| Mexico (Pacific) and USA (Los Angeles) | 17:30 |
| Argentina, Chile, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay | 22:30 |
| Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Panama | 20:30 |
Venue: Toyota Center, Houston (Texas)
Rockets vs Warriors starting fives
Houston remain without Clint Capela and Steven Adams, while Golden State add the recently injured Brandon Williams to their usual absentees.
| ROCKETS | WARRIORS |
| Fred VanVleet | Stephen Curry |
| Amen Thompson | Brandin Podziemski |
| Kevin Durant | Gui Santos |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | Draymond Green |
| Alperen Sengun | Yaxel Lendeborg |
Rockets vs Warriors: best bet
Playing at home, the Texans need to stamp their authority, even though their opponents arrive on a run of eight straight wins. We are therefore backing the side coached by Ime Udoka to take the win, though not by a big margin.
Latest on the Rockets: injuries and form
After two defeats in a row, they bounced back by beating the Denver Nuggets in a game they controlled from start to finish, keeping pace with the best teams in the Western Conference with an 8-3 record.
The best thing about these Rockets is that there looks to be room for improvement, even though they already have the fifth-best offence with 118.5 points per 100 possessions and the ninth-best defence, conceding 109 per 100 possessions.
Beyond the statistics, they are being helped by the absence of injuries in the squad, other than the already known cases of Clint Capela and Steven Adams.
Player to watch: Kevin Durant
He comes off a near triple-double against the Nuggets with 23 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists, numbers that underline just how lethal he remains on the court. Tonight, against a team in great form, he must keep up that good level.
Latest on the Warriors: injuries and form
After starting the campaign with three straight defeats, nobody expected Steve Kerr’s side to turn their situation around so dramatically with eight wins in a row, but they have done it.
Stephen Curry is in spectacular form, rookie Yaxel Lendeborg has fitted in brilliantly and Brandin Podziemski is living up to his big contract extension by being the best possible sidekick for a Curry who currently seems simply ageless.
Still waiting for a long list of players to return, which includes an essential piece in Jimmy Butler, they are the second-best offence in the NBA with 119.1 points per 100 possessions.
Player to watch: Stephen Curry
We are running out of superlatives for Stephen. He is on his best scoring average since the 2020-21 season at 30.6 and is thoroughly enjoying playing in a team that not only plays well, but defends at a high level. Tonight they need him at his best to conquer Houston.
Rockets vs Warriors: head-to-head record
The 241 regular-season games between the two have produced 131 wins for the Texans against 110 for the Californians. And more recently? Complete parity, with 5-5 in the last 10 meetings.
Predictions for Rockets vs Warriors
Over 26.5 points Stephen Curry. He averages more than 30 and is in the middle of a hot streak. He could produce a truly big game at the Toyota Center for his side.
Houston Rockets handicap -4.5. We don’t think either team will dominate, but Ime Udoka’s side have a certain advantage from playing at home.
Over 228.5 total points. They are two of the best offences so far this season and, for the early hours of this morning, we expect that to be reflected on the scoreboard.
Where to watch Rockets vs Warriors
The game between Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors will be available in the UK via an NBA League Pass subscription.
