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Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors picked up a home win over the Utah Jazz on Monday night, and they now find themselves in a pick’em scenario in NBA Cup

Second-year guard Reed Sheppard scored a career-high 31 points as short-handed Houston (12-4) stormed back from a 14-point deficit at Golden State.

Jimmy Butler called out the Golden State Warriors after they struggled against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday.

The Warriors and Rockets went to seven games in April’s first-round thriller, and Wednesday night’s showdown will be another battle of the boards

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/rockets/onsi as Rockets’ Injury Report Leaves Team Weak vs. Warriors. Tonight, the Houston Rockets will take on the Golden State Warriors in NBA Cup play, hoping to get back on track in the league's in-season tournament.

Reed Sheppard scored a career-high 31 points to go with nine rebounds and five assists, and the Houston Rockets rallied from 12 points down at halftime to beat the Warriors 104-100 in a rematch from the first round of last season's playoffs when Golden State won Game 7 as the seventh seed.

Reed Sheppard capped a career-best 31-point performance by sinking a key hoop with 2:58 remaining, Alperen Sengun added another in the final minute and the Houston Rockets outlasted the Golden State Warriors 104-100 on Wednesday in an NBA Cup game at San Francisco.

Less than a year ago, Warriors star Jimmy Butler was talking about how he got his "joy" back following his drama-filled exit from the Heat after a trade to Golden State. This November, the grizzled veteran may be looking again for the same thing following a disappointing start to Golden State's season.

The Golden State Warriors expect to be without Stephen Curry for "a week or a little more" after suffering a quad contusion during Wednesday night's NBA Cup defeat to the Houston Rockets, according to ESPN's Shams Charania and Anthony Slater.