Stephen Curry's oblique tear sidelines him at least two weeks after Houston ends the Warriors' eight-game streak

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry has an oblique abdominal tear and will be re-evaluated in two weeks, the team announced Thursday. He got hurt early in Wednesday night's 115-108 loss at Houston, which ended the Warriors' eight-game winning streak.

Curry left with 6:25 remaining in the first quarter and had an MRI that night. ESPN's Anthony Slater reported that Curry was grabbing at his right side a few minutes in, then yelled in pain after making a 28-foot 3-pointer off a Draymond Green screen with 7:22 left in the quarter. He had three points when he exited, according to the Associated Press.

"Concern is high," Steve Kerr said after the game. Kerr said Curry described it as an injury he had not felt before.

What the Warriors lose

ESPN reported that Curry will miss at least seven games: the Spurs on Friday, then the Pelicans, Mavericks, Grizzlies, Celtics, Kings and Trail Blazers. He is shooting a career-high 45.7% from 3-point range this season, per ESPN, and Golden State went 13-26 in the 39 games he missed last season.

The roster was already thin. Jimmy Butler III and Moses Moody are rehabbing long-term knee injuries, and backup guard Brandon Williams will miss at least a week with a hamstring strain, ESPN reported. Green said this group is better built to survive without Curry than last year's team was. "The spirit of this team is better," he said.

How Houston closed it

The Warriors trailed 19-10 when Curry went out and came back to tie the game. Georges Niang and De'Anthony Melton hit 3-pointers to cut Houston's lead to 88-85 with about 10 minutes left. The Rockets scored the next eight points, capped by two Reed Sheppard 3s, and back-to-back 3s from Sheppard and Fred VanVleet made it 102-91.

Kevin Durant scored 20 points with five assists. Alperen Sengun had 19 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists, Amen Thompson scored 19 and VanVleet added 18, according to the ESPN box score. Rookie Yaxel Lendeborg led Golden State with 25 points and 10 rebounds, and Brandin Podziemski scored 22.

Smart ejected for a punch

Houston's Marcus Smart was ejected late in the third quarter after throwing a punch that grazed the nose of Warriors center Charles Bassey. Officials reviewed it and called a flagrant 2. Bassey called it "fake toughness." Rockets coach Ime Udoka said Smart told him his previously injured elbow got bent when the two got tangled up. ESPN said it was Smart's 13th career ejection.

The Warriors play at San Antonio on Friday. The Rockets host Utah the same night.