Reed Sheppard scored a career-high 31 points to go with nine rebounds and five assists, and the Houston Rockets rallied from 12 points down at halftime to beat the Warriors 104-100 in a rematch from the first round of last season's playoffs when Golden State won Game 7 as the seventh seed.

Stephen Curry left the game with 35 seconds remaining, and his injury status will be the biggest storyline from this game. Below are three takeaways from Houston's NBA Cup win. The Rockets play Curry tougher than any team in the NBA.

While Reed Sheppard was icing a Rockets' win at Golden State and finishing up his first 30-point game, his teammates were making sure he'd get to leave the arena with the game ball.

Reed Sheppard capped a career-best 31-point performance by sinking a key hoop with 2:58 remaining, Alperen Sengun added another in the final minute and the Houston Rockets outlasted the Golden State Warriors 104-100 on Wednesday in an NBA Cup game at San Francisco.

In Game 6 of last year's epic first-round series between the Houston Rockets and Golden State Warriors, the Rockets had the chance to force a Game 7 and get one

The Warriors are battling the Rockets at Chase Center in their final NBA Cup group game, with Golden State sitting at 10-9 and Houston at 11-4 this season.

Kevin Durant will miss a second consecutive game for the Houston Rockets tonight against the Golden State Warriors due to personal reasons. His absenc

Houston has constantly been Golden State's playoff punching bag. The Rockets are looking for revenge after last season's series.