By: Eric He

With a short lineup, the Golden State Warriors were blown out by the Mavericks, but responded a day later with an impressive 114-110 win over the Houston Rockets on the road on Wednesday.

To wrap up 2015, the Warriors delivered an impressive and hard-fought win to advance to 30-2. Without Stephen Curry, Harrison Barnes, and Leandro Barbosa, Klay Thompson picked up the slack with 38 points, while Draymond Green recorded yet another triple-double with 10 points, 16 assists and 11 rebounds.

The Warriors entered the fourth quarter up 90-82, and several key baskets by Thompson down the stretch helped seal the victory. Thompson outdueled James Harden, who went for 30 points, but could not lead his Rockets to a fourth quarter comeback.

After falling behind 12-4 early, an 11-3 run featuring nine points from Thompson helped Golden State take a 20-17 advantage. The Warriors led 33-30 after one and went into halftime with a 61-59 lead.

Houston took a brief lead in the third quarter. But the Warriors took advantage of a momentum swing midway through, going on a 10-0 run to take a 80-78 deficit into an 88-80 lead. Following a three by Thompson, James Michael McAdoo earned a dunk off a steal to cap off the run.

The Warriors will look to heal up and head into Saturday’s home game against Denver healthy.