The Golden State Warriors are advancing to the second round of the playoffs to face the Minnesota Timberwolves after defeating the Houston Rockets, 103-89, in Game 7 of their first-round series.

The Rockets made eight straight playoff trips from 2013 to 2020, but they never got past Curry’s Warriors, who eliminated them in 2015, 2016, 2018 and 2019. Houston came within one game of ...

Throughout the Houston Rockets' seven-game series, there have been plenty of ups and downs. For many Rockets, this was their first taste of playoff basketball, and it showed early on in the series.

The winner takes all Sunday night in Houston, as the 2nd-seeded Rockets and No. 7 Golden State Warriors get set for Game 7 of their NBA Western Conference Playoffs finals. The game is scheduled to ...

Fred VanVleet and the Rockets stun the Warriors, dragging the series to a sudden death even after Steph Curry single-handedly tried to lift the Warriors back into the game Fred VanVleet scored 29 ...

Game 6 between the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets tips off tonight in The Bay. Tipoff takes place on Friday, May 2 at 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET (7 p.m. MDT) with a live broadcast on ESPN ...

The Houston Rockets (52-30) and Stephen Curry's Golden State Warriors (48-34) square off at Chase Center on Friday, May 2, beginning at 9 p.m. ET. The Rockets will look for another victory over ...

Was this — a blowout in a potential closeout game — an aberration, or did the Houston Rockets just unlock a formula to steal this series from the Golden State Warriors? Wednesday night was ...

Houston pounces on Golden State early and cruises to victory, but a testy finish adds extra flavor for Friday's pivotal Game 6. Steve Aschburner The Rockets shoot 69% from the field in a 76-point ...

HOUSTON – When the Warriors flew to Houston on the eve of Game 5 against the Rockets, the visitors knew they had some margin for error. And they mostly played like ...

Wednesday night marked the most consequential game of the post-James-Harden era in Houston as the Rockets entered the evening with a must-win playoff game at Toyota Center. Fans in the Bayou City ...

Warriors coach Steve Kerr threw in the towel early in this one with the game out of hand. HOUSTON (AP) — Pushed the brink of elimination, the Houston Rockets delivered a playoff gem Wednesday ...