Confetti began to fall and the Golden State Warriors thought they had pulled off a wild opening-night win. The Warriors got the ball for one final chance with 10.6 seconds left and Durant came up with the ball after Stephen Curry had missed. Chris Paul had four points on 2-for-9 shooting in his Rockets debut, while Harden scored 27 points, Eric Gordon 24 and Tucker 20 for the Rockets. His six 3-pointers set a franchise record for anyone in their Warriors debut and also in a season opener. Houston acquired Paul from the Clippers to give them a 1-2 backcourt punch to try to gain ground on Golden State in the Western Conference.

Source: CBC News October 18, 2017 05:53 UTC