HOUSTON (Interstat) — The Houston Rockets defeated the visiting Golden State Warriors 115-108 on Wednesday at Toyota Center. Alperen Sengun led Houston with 19 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists, while Amen Thompson added 19 points, seven rebounds, four assists and two blocks. Kevin Durant scored 20 points and Fred VanVleet had 18 points and six assists for the Rockets, who improved to 9-3. Golden State, now 8-4, got 25 points and 10 rebounds from Yaxel Lendeborg and 22 points, six rebounds and four assists from Brandin Podziemski. Draymond Green contributed seven points, five rebounds and seven assists. The Warriors played most of the game without Stephen Curry after he left in the first quarter with right abdominal soreness and did not return. Houston shot 44 of 87 from the floor and committed 11 turnovers, while Golden State shot 36 of 88 and committed 13 turnovers. Houston had a 7-5 edge in assists and blocked seven shots. Attendance was 18,055.