The Phoenix Suns defeated the Golden State Warriors 113-105 on Saturday night thanks to 27 points from Devin Booker and 21 from Kevin Durant.
Tyus Jones made 7 of 9 shots, including 4 of 5 3-pointers, and contributed 19 points and 9 assists. 17 was added by Grayson Allen. The Suns made 18 of their 35 (31.4%) 3-point attempts.
Golden State has dropped their last four games. Despite shooting only 8 of 20 from the field, Stephen Curry led the Warriors with 23 points. Draymond Green scored 13 points, and Andrew Wiggins contributed 18.
After Curry scored 15 points, the Warriors closed the gap to 85-78 at the beginning of the fourth quarter, behind by 17 at the half. Late in the fourth quarter, Golden State embarked on a 9-0 run to get within 105-99, but Durant’s 3-pointer with 1:42 remaining ended the surge.
The Suns made 14 of 21 (66.7%) 3-pointers and led 66-49 at the half.
Jusuf Nurkic (quad) and Bradley Beal (calf) were out for Phoenix’s game. Due to a variety of injuries, Beal has missed eight of the 19 games this season.
Takeaways
Warriors: After a 12-3 start to the season, Golden State is currently in a bit of a slump.
Suns: After being humiliated by the Nets on their home court on Wednesday, the Suns had a good comeback victory. Durant’s 7 of 20 shooting performance was somewhat mitigated by Jones’ excellent shooting performance.
Key moment
With 6:28 remaining, Jones scored a 3-pointer to put the Suns ahead 99-86. On the following possession, the Warriors turned the ball over, and Booker made a short jumper to give them a 15-point lead.
Key stat
At least three 3-pointers were made by Jones, Royce O’Neale, Durant, Booker, and Allen.
Up next
On Tuesday night, the Suns host the Spurs, while the Warriors go to the Nuggets.
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