Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant meet again as Warriors head to Houston

Back in the day, guys weren’t supposed to be this good this late. Kareem was the exception everybody pointed to for decades, still putting up 23.4 a night and making All-NBA at 38. LeBron is the recent exception. Everybody else got the farewell tour, the rocking chair at the end of the bench, and the jersey ceremony.

If you’ve ever iced a rec-league knee after a Tuesday night run, take a good long look at Steph Curry and Kevin Durant tonight. While most 38-year olds are having to take a day off of work to go see their medical provider for their aching spines, these two are doing something most 25 year old hoopers can’t do. As of Nov. 9, of the 38 players in the league averaging at least 20 points, only two were older than 35, and they’ll be on the same floor in Houston. That’s love of the game, plus years of cold tubs, film sessions, and a burning desire to dominate.

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Golden State Warriors at Houston Rockets
When: November 11th, 2026 | 6:30 PM PT
TV: ESPN
Radio: 95.7 The Game

Tonight is the 41st time these two have faced each other. Both teams are 8-3, and both are coming off seasons that ended beneath them. The Warriors went 37-45 and lost to Phoenix in the play-in. Houston won 52 games and then fell to the Lakers in the first round with Durant hobbled. Golden State has won eight straight, and its offense ranks second in the league, one spot ahead of Houston’s.

KD and Steph’s legacies are tied together for good. They went from playoff rivals in 2016 to teammates in Oakland, where they won two titles and Durant took home both Finals MVPs. In Paris in 2024, with France still threatening an upset, Steph swung the ball to Durant at the top of the key, and KD handed it right back. Steph buried a fadeaway three over Nic Batum and Evan Fournier to put the U.S. up nine with 35 seconds left. As teammates they’ve proven at the highest level how to make sure each other gets the ball when it’s their moment to shine. And nobody can seize the moment like these two hoopers can.

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