Golden State Warriors vs Houston Rockets game player stats and box score for April 30 | 2025 NBA playoffs Game 5

The Houston Rockets defeated the Golden State Warriors 131-116 in Game 5 of their Western Conference first-round series on Wednesday at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. The Warriors still lead the series 3-2.

Fred VanVleet scored 26 points to lead the Rockets. He shot 8-for-13, including 4-for-6 from the 3-point line. Amen Thompson had 25 points, six rebounds and five steals on 8-for-12 shooting. Dillon Brooks scored 24 on 7-for-13 shooting (2-for-7 from beyond the arc).

Alperen Sengun finished with 15 points, nine rebounds and nine assists on 6-for-9 shooting, while Jalen Green added 11 points and seven boards on 3-for-8 shooting (2-for-4 from downtown).

Moses Moody led Golden State with 25 points and nine rebounds on 9-for-18 shooting (3-for-7 on triples) off the bench. Kevin Knox II scored 14 points on 5-for-13 shooting. Steph Curry finished with 13 points and seven assists on 4-for-12 shooting, including 3-for-9 from 3-point range. Pat Spencer added 11 points and four rebounds (5-for-7 shooting).

Game 6 of the best-of-series is on Friday at Chase Center in San Francisco, California. If necessary, a Game 7 will be played on Sunday in Houston. The Warriors are on the brink of advancing to the second round. They will face the winner of the series between the No. 3 LA Lakers and sixth-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves.

Golden State stole Game 1 in Houston with a 95-85 win. In Game 2, The Rockets had a 109-104 victory. The Warriors then took care of business at home, winning Games 3, 104-93, and Game 4, 109-106.

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Golden State Warriors vs. Houston Rockets player stats and box score

Golden State Warriors

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Buddy Hield	4	2	1	1	1	0	2-6	0-2	0-0	-22
Jimmy Butler III	8	5	2	2	0	0	2-10	0-3	4-5	-23
Draymond Green	7	1	1	2	0	2	3-4	1-2	0-0	-29
Brandin Podziemski	8	2	4	0	0	2	3-7	2-4	0-0	-24
Steph Curry	13	3	7	0	0	3	4-12	3-9	2-3	-19
Gary Payton II	8	1	2	0	0	0	3-6	2-5	0-0	-9
Quinten Post	5	2	0	0	2	3	2-4	1-2	0-0	-14
Gui Santos	7	2	2	0	0	0	2-4	2-4	1-2	7
Moses Moody	25	9	2	2	1	0	9-18	3-7	2-2	6
Kevon Looney	2	3	0	0	0	0	1-3	0-0	0-0	1
Kevin Knox II	14	3	2	0	1	0	5-13	1-4	3-3	14
Pat Spencer	11	4	2	1	0	2	5-7	0-1	1-1	13
Braxton Key	0	7	0	1	0	2	0-7	0-1	0-0	12
Trayce Jackson-Davis	4	5	0	1	0	0	2-2	0-0	0-4	12
Jonathan Kuminga	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Houston Rockets

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Dillon Brooks	24	1	2	0	0	1	7-13	2-7	8-8	25
Amen Thompson	25	6	3	5	3	3	8-12	1-1	8-9	32
Alperen Sengun	15	9	9	2	2	1	6-9	0-0	3-4	23
Jalen Green	11	8	2	0	0	0	3-8	2-4	3-5	20
Fred VanVleet	26	1	2	0	1	1	8-13	4-6	6-6	21
Steven Adams	0	6	1	0	0	0	0-2	0-0	0-0	15
Aaron Holiday	9	0	2	0	0	1	3-6	1-3	2-4	-6
Tari Eason	9	5	1	0	0	3	4-5	1-2	0-0	-13
Jabari Smith Jr.	7	2	0	0	0	1	2-6	1-5	2-2	-6
Jock Landale	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	-12
Reed Sheppard	0	1	1	2	1	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	-15
Cam Whitmore	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-3
Nate Williams	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	-3
Jeff Green	3	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	1-1	0-0	-3
Jae'Sean Tate	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Golden State Warriors vs. Houston Rockets game summary

The Houston Rockets raced to a 40-24 lead at the end of the first quarter. Fred VanVleet scored 14 points on 4-for-5 shooting (3-for-4 from the 3-point line), while Dillon Brooks added nine points. Golden State Warriors All-Stars Steph Curry and Jimmy Butler were held scoreless in the first 12 minutes.

The Rockets outscored the Warriors 36-25 in the second quarter. They had a 76-49 lead heading into the halftime break. VanVleet led Houston with 19 first-half points. Alperen Sengun had 12 points, six rebounds and eight assists. Brooks added 12 points, while Amen Thompson contributed 11 points and five steals.

Curry had 11 points and six assists on 3-for-10 shooting (3-for-8 on 3-pointers), while Gary Payton II scored eight off the bench for the Warriors.

Coach Steve Kerr has pulled his starters out of the game halfway into the third quarter, and the Rockets leading by 29. Houston had a 107-80 lead heading into the final frame.

With about eight minutes remaining, the Rockets starters returned to the game as the Warriors bench cut the lead to 17. Houston held on for the win to force a Game 6 in San Francisco.