The Houston Rockets vs Golden State Warriors match player stats from Thursday, March 5, tip-off at 8:30 PM ET at the Toyota Center in Houston, produced one of the most dramatic finishes of the NBA regular season, with Golden State edging out a 115-113 overtime victory despite the Rockets leading for long stretches of a game that went to five periods before a winner was decided.
Reed Sheppard was the standout performer on the Rockets’ side, delivering 30 points on an extraordinary 12-of-19 from the field including six made three-pointers, a shooting display that gave Houston every right to expect a home victory on a night when their secondary contributors could not quite hold up their end of the bargain.
Golden State’s win ultimately came on the back of balanced scoring across multiple contributors, with Brandin Podziemski leading the Warriors with 26 points, 9 rebounds and a near-perfect shooting performance that included 10-of-18 from the field and a 100% free-throw conversion rate.
De’Anthony Melton added 23 points for the Warriors with a physically demanding two-way effort, going 10-of-22 from the field while registering three steals and two blocks, which made him the most influential defensive player on the Golden State side throughout regulation and overtime.
Kevin Durant, playing against his former franchise’s division rival in Houston, contributed 23 points and six rebounds for the Rockets in a performance that on any other night would have been the story of the game, but found itself overshadowed by Sheppard’s eruption and the eventual Golden State escape.
Houston Rockets vs Golden State Warriors Match Player Stats: How Overtime Changed Everything
Alperen Sengun was the one area of genuine concern for Houston in terms of efficiency, posting 17 points but doing so on 8-of-20 from the field and committing five turnovers across the evening, including costly possessions in the overtime period that contributed to Houston’s inability to close out the game at the regulation mark.
Amen Thompson produced one of the cleanest all-around performances on either roster, posting 18 points and 10 rebounds with five assists and four steals, doing so at 53.3% from the field and serving as the primary source of defensive disruption that kept Houston in a position to win throughout the later quarters.
Golden State’s Al Horford was a surprisingly decisive figure off the bench, finishing with 17 points on 7-of-15 shooting and contributing five assists and two blocks, providing the kind of veteran composure that the Warriors leaned on heavily during the overtime period when younger players on both sides showed signs of fatigue.
The Warriors’ bench outscored Houston’s reserves 25 to 43, which sounds counterintuitive to a Golden State win until you look at how the two teams’ starting lineups fared in the final possessions, where Golden State’s starters generated the decisive scoring margin that Draymond Green’s playmaking helped create.
Draymond Green himself finished with 10 points, five rebounds, and eight assists while committing only two turnovers, a distribution performance that consistently created open looks for teammates during a game where Houston’s defensive attention was focused heavily on Podziemski and Melton.
Houston Rockets vs Golden State Warriors Match Player Stats: Full Box Score Tables
Houston Rockets
| Player | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reed Sheppard | 30 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 63.2% | +11 |
| Kevin Durant | 23 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 50.0% | -5 |
| Alperen Sengun | 17 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 40.0% | -15 |
| Amen Thompson | 18 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 53.3% | +6 |
| Tari Eason | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 40.0% | -2 |
| Josh Okogie | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.0% | -2 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 3 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0% | -14 |
| Clint Capela | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 50.0% | +11 |
Golden State Warriors
| Player | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandin Podziemski | 26 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 55.6% | +5 |
| De’Anthony Melton | 23 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 45.5% | +8 |
| Al Horford | 17 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 46.7% | +7 |
| LJ Cryer | 12 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 44.4% | +6 |
| Gui Santos | 14 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | +20 |
| Draymond Green | 10 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 66.7% | +12 |
| Pat Spencer | 8 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 50.0% | -17 |
| Quinten Post | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | -8 |
Team Stats Comparison
| Stat | Houston | Golden State |
|---|---|---|
| Final Score | 113 | 115 |
| FG% | 45.8% | 47.9% |
| 3PT% | 41.2% | 36.8% |
| Rebounds | 59 | 50 |
| Assists | 26 | 29 |
| Steals | 11 | 10 |
| Fast Break Points | 11 | 5 |
| Points Off Turnovers | 24 | 18 |
| Second Chance Points | 23 | 17 |
| Bench Points | 43 | 25 |
Scoring by Period
| Period | Houston | Golden State |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 | 12 | 14 |
| Q2 | 27 | 21 |
| Q3 | 35 | 30 |
| Q4 | 19 | 20 |
| OT | 20 | 30 |
| Total | 113 | 115 |
- Sheppard’s 30-point performance was the highest individual total on either roster but arrived in a losing cause
- Houston outrebounded Golden State 59 to 50 yet still could not close out the win at home
- Amen Thompson’s double-double plus four steals was the most complete individual performance of the night
- Golden State won the game despite being outscored in three of the four regulation quarters
- Sengun’s five turnovers in a two-point loss will be the most discussed individual statistic in the Rockets’ post-game review
- Houston’s bench outscored Golden State’s reserves 43 to 25, making the starters’ overtime collapse especially costly
- Gui Santos posted a plus-20 for Golden State in a role that significantly outlasted what the box score numbers suggest
The full Houston Rockets vs Golden State Warriors match player stats reinforce what overtime games consistently reveal about NBA basketball — that individual brilliance, in this case Sheppard’s 30 points, can be undone by one or two critical possessions in extra time that tip a tightly balanced contest irrevocably in the other direction.
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