Houston Rockets vs Golden State Warriors game player stats and box score for May 2 | 2025 NBA playoffs Game 6

The Houston Rockets beat the Golden State Warriors 115-107 in Game 6 of their Western Conference first-round series on Friday at Chase Center in San Francisco, California. The series is now tied at 3-3, as the Rockets forced a Game 7 on Sunday.

Fred VanVleet led Houston with 29 points, eight rebounds and eight assists on 7-for-13 shooting, including 6-for-9 from 3-point line. Alperen Sengun had 21 points, 14 rebounds and six assists on 8-for-20 shooting. Steven Adams finished with 17 points and five rebounds on 4-for-4 shooting off the bench. He went 9-for-16 from the charity stripe.

Amen Thompson had 14 points and seven rebounds on 5-for-13 shooting, while Jalen Green added 12 points and five rebounds.

Steph Curry led Golden State with 29 points and seven rebounds on 9-for-23 shooting, including 6-for-16 on 3-pointers. Jimmy Butler III finished with 27 points, nine rebounds and eight assists on 7-for-17 shooting. He went 12-for-14 from the free-throw line.

Moses Moody scored 13 points on 5-for-13 shooting, including 3-for-5 from beyond the arc off the bench, while Brandin Podziemski contributed 10 points and seven rebounds on 4-for-9 shooting (2-for-6 from downtown).

After leading the best-of-seven series 3-1, Golden State failed to close it out in two games. The Warriors lost Game 5 131-116 and collapsed in the fourth quarter of Friday's Game 6. The Rockets kept their season alive with another win.

The teams will battle on a do-or-die Game 7 at Toyota Center in Houston. Sunday's winner will advance to the conference semifinals to face Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves.

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

Houston Rockets

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Amen Thompson	14	7	2	3	0	2	5-13	0-1	4-6	10
Dillon Brooks	3	1	2	1	0	1	1-5	0-3	1-2	1
Alperen Sengun	21	14	6	3	0	2	8-20	0-2	5-7	7
Jalen Green	12	5	3	0	1	1	3-11	1-6	5-6	20
Fred VanVleet	29	8	8	0	0	2	7-13	6-9	9-9	12
Steven Adams	17	5	0	1	3	0	4-4	0-0	9-16	15
Tari Eason	8	2	1	4	1	0	3-4	2-3	0-0	2
Jabari Smith Jr.	8	3	1	0	0	2	3-4	2-3	0-0	9
Aaron Holiday	3	1	0	0	0	0	1-2	1-1	0-0	-8
Cam Whitmore	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	-8
Jeff Green	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-8
Reed Sheppard	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	-6
Nate Williams	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	-6
Jock Landale	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jae'Sean Tate	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Golden State Warriors

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3-PT FG	FT	+/-
Gary Payton II	5	3	1	1	0	1	2-5	1-4	0-0	-12
Jimmy Butler III	27	9	8	0	1	1	7-17	1-6	12-14	-12
Draymond Green	8	5	7	0	3	4	3-8	1-4	1-2	-8
Buddy Hield	0	3	0	0	0	1	0-4	0-4	0-0	-3
Steph Curry	29	7	2	2	1	5	9-23	6-16	5-6	-11
Brandin Podziemski	10	7	3	1	0	2	4-9	2-6	0-0	-3
Moses Moody	13	2	1	0	1	1	5-13	3-5	0-0	-16
Quinten Post	5	1	2	1	0	0	2-6	1-4	0-0	-9
Kevon Looney	0	2	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-1
Braxton Key	0	0	0	1	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	7
Gui Santos	2	0	1	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	7
Kevin Knox II	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	7
Trayce Jackson-Davis	2	2	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	7
Pat Spencer	6	1	1	0	0	0	3-3	0-0	0-0	0
Jonathan Kuminga	DNP	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Houston Rockets vs. Golden State Warriors game summary

The Houston Rockets had a 25-21 lead over the Golden State Warriors at the end of the first quarter. Alperen Sengun and Fred VanVleet had eight points apiece for Houston.

The Rockets had a 53-48 lead heading into the halftime break. VanVleet had 10 points and four assists, while Sengun added eight points and six rebounds. Tari Eason scored eight points off the bench.

For the Warriors, Steph Curry had a game-high 16 points in the first half on 5-for-10 shooting, including 3-for-7 on 3-pointers. He also had five rebounds. Jimmy Butler added 12 points, four rebounds and four assists.

Golden State outscored Houston 36-33 in the third quarter. The Rockets held an 86-84 lead heading into the final frame.

Houston started the fourth on a 15-5 run. They had a 101-89 lead midway through the quarter. The Rockets outscored the Warriors 29-23 in the period to get the victory and force a Game 7.