But after blowing all but the last three points of a 16-point lead, Kenny Thomas put together a scenery-chewing performance in the final act that sent the Rockets to a 116-104 win over the Warriors on Sunday before 15,039 in The Arena in Oakland.

The win snapped the Rockets' four-game losing streak and extended the Warriors' losing streak to 10. It also gave the Rockets a 13-game winning streak in The Arena in Oakland where they are undefeated since it was reopened in 1997.

But in a game the Rockets controlled from the outset, the Warriors made their best run of the night, forcing Thomas to take over down the stretch.