What we learned as Steph Curry exits late in Warriors’ NBA Cup loss to Rockets

BOX SCORESAN FRANCISCO – The Warriors were pushing toward a wire-to-wire victory Wednesday night, but the wire began fraying late in the third quarter and snapped in the fourth.As the Warriors began fading, the Houston Rockets came back to own the second half and slap a 104-100 loss on the Warriors, sending their record back to .500 at 10-10. To make matters worse, Stephen Curry, attempting to take a charge in the fourth quarter, fell to the floor and came up limping. He tried to play through it but was subbed out with 35.2 seconds remaining. Steph exited the game and went to the Warriors' locker room in apparent pain pic.twitter.com/R0DqX7jL7j — Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) November 27, 2025 Six Warriors scored in double figures, led by 21 points from Jimmy Butler III. Rookie Will Richard scored 18 points, Curry and Brandin Podziemski each finished with 14, while Draymond Green and Quinten Post each had 12.The loss is the fourth in five games for Golden State, which is 1-2 on the homestand it hoped would be a source of recovery.Second-year pro Reed Sheppard scored a game-high 31 points to lead the Rockets (12-4).Here are three...