Curry hits winning jumper, Warriors beat Rockets 105-103

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Confetti fell and Stephen Curry flexed. He danced and celebrated a January victory against the lowly Rockets as if it were a playoff game in May.

Oh how the Golden State Warriors needed this one. Curry needed this one.

His dependable, smooth shot abandoning him for much of the night again, Curry nailed a game-winning 20-foot jumper from the top of the key as the clock hit 0.0 and the buzzer blared, scoring 22 points and sending the Warriors past Houston 105-103 on Friday.

"It felt great," Curry said. "The way the whole last 48 hours have been with the way we played grinding out last night, going overtime, losing, the disappointment with that and then coming into this game, the back and forth, just grind-it-out mentality we had, the resilience we showed to give ourselves a chance the second half was impressive.

"It reminds you to keep the big-picture perspective on what we're trying to do."

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, left, chases the ball after fouling Houston Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. (3) during the first half of a game in San Francisco, Friday, Jan. 21, 2022.  (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

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The sellout crowd went into a frenzy as Curry pumped his arms in triumph at midcourt, exhaling after he had missed two 3-pointers in the final 1:48. It was the first buzzer-beating winning shot of Curry's career. He had seven to win games in the final 5 seconds.

It had been since high school.

"It's just how the game kind of goes, I hit some shots .1, .4, 1 second, whatever it is, big shots," he said. "But it's a different feeling when it's a walk-off. It's good to know what that feels like