After Kevin Durant's potential game-winner, after his Warriors teammates celebrated, the referee waved both hands horizontally: The basket was no good. In a deflating start to a much-hyped season, the Warriors squandered a 17-point lead to Houston, dropping their opener 122-121. Fans were left mumbling expletives as they filed toward the exits. Because for much of Tuesday night, Golden State had seemed headed toward victory. It wasn't until after the Rockets opened the fourth quarter on a 9-0 run that the Warriors were finally on precarious footing. Shortly after P.J. Tucker made two free throws to give Houston a 122-121 lead with 44 seconds left, the Warriors called for time.