Thompson torches Rockets

Klay Thompson scored 38 points and the Golden State Warriors showed they can win without star Stephen Curry with a 114-110 victory over the Rockets in Houston on Thursday.

Curry missed his second straight game with a lower left leg bruise. But unlike on Wednesday, when the Dallas Mavericks handed the reigning NBA champion Warriors just their second defeat of the season, Thompson was able to get going offensively despite the absence of his fellow 'Splash Brother.'

Warriors forward Draymond Green also shone, posting his fifth triple-double of the season with 10 points, 11 rebounds and a career-high 16 assists, while forward Andre Iguodala connected on six of seven attempts from the floor to contribute 20 points off the bench.