Golden State at Houston 8:00 ET
Rockets (+) over Warriors- Houston is three games back of the final play-in spot in the Western Conference. It looked like the Rockets (38-37) were destined for the postseason when they rattled off 11 straight wins from March 8-29 to pull within one game of Golden State for the final play-in spot. But Houston has since slipped, dropping back-to-back to fall further out of the playoff picture. Golden State is riding a five-game winning streak, most recently edging the Mavericks 104-100 on Tuesday. Thursday marks the finale of the three-game season series between the teams. Golden State won at Houston 106-95 on Oct. 29 before prevailing in San Francisco 121-116 on Nov. 20. This time...ROCKETS