NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · Meeting 2 of the season
What does Rockets vs Warriors change in the NBA playoff race?
Wed, Dec 30, 2026 · 10:00 PM ET (Dec 31, 12:00 KST)Chase Center, San Francisco
What's at stake
Current standings (103 games played league-wide) plus this one result, recomputed for the 15 West teams. Arithmetic, not odds.
Rockets win
Warriors win
- RocketsWest #1→#3Top-6 magic 74→-
- WarriorsWest #9→#8
- GrizzliesWest #2→#1
- Trail BlazersWest #3→#2
- NuggetsWest #8→#9
Magic number = wins left to lock a top-10 (play-in) finish (top-6 magic: a direct berth); tragic number = losses left until elimination. Ties count against the team. How we calculate →
Season series
Meeting 2 of 4 this season
Rockets 0Warriors 0
Before this game
- Nov 11 Warriors @ Rockets (Scheduled)
- Dec 30 Rockets @ Warriors (Scheduled)
- Mar 1 Warriors @ Rockets (Scheduled)
- Mar 7 Rockets @ Warriors (Scheduled)
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Team records
Injury report
Rockets
- Steven AdamsOut
- Clint CapelaOut
Warriors
- Kristaps PorzingisOut
- Jimmy ButlerOut
- Moses MoodyOut
- Gui SantosOut
- Al HorfordOut
- Brandon WilliamsOut
BALLDONTLIE injury report (status only). It can change before tip-off.
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Game data: BALLDONTLIE. Magic and tragic numbers are computed by this site.