Game ID: 22300757
Phoenix Suns @ Golden State Warriors
Saturday, February 10, 2024 at 8:30 PM ET
Chase Center, San Francisco, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
GSW 33 26 25 29 113PHX 28 30 24 30 112
GSW vs PHX ScoutingGSW vs PHX Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
GSW availability going into 2/03 · back-to-backOUT Paul missed 10 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Moody missed 8 since 1/12, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 12 since 1/04, out tonight
BACK Quinones back 1/30 after 2, 15 min since (143% of 11)
NEW Wiggins 27 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Kuminga 26 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Joseph 11 to 16 min over the last 4
GSW availability going into 2/05 · 1 day's restOUT Paul missed 11 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Moody missed 9 since 1/12, returns tonight: 15 min (88% of 18)
OUT Šarić missed 2 since 2/02, returns tonight: 4 min (26% of 17)
OUT Payton II missed 13 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Joseph missed 2 since 2/02, out tonight
BACK Quinones back 1/30 after 2, 18 min since (166% of 11)
NEW Curry 33 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Thompson 30 to 35 min over the last 4
NEW Green 27 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Podziemski 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Kuminga 26 to 37 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/07 · 1 day's restOUT Paul missed 12 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 14 since 1/04, out tonight
OUT Joseph missed 3 since 2/02, returns tonight: 5 min (46% of 11)
BACK Moody back 2/05 after 9, 15 min since (88% of 18)
BACK Šarić back 2/05 after 2, 4 min since (26% of 17)
BACK Quinones back 1/30 after 2, 19 min since (180% of 11)
NEW Thompson 30 to 35 min over the last 4
NEW Green 27 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Wiggins 27 to 32 min over the last 4
NEW Podziemski 27 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Kuminga 26 to 37 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/08 · back-to-backOUT Paul missed 13 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 15 since 1/04, out tonight
BACK Moody back 2/05 after 9, 17 min since (99% of 18)
BACK Šarić back 2/05 after 2, 9 min since (53% of 17)
BACK Joseph back 2/07 after 3, 5 min since (46% of 11)
BACK Quinones back 1/30 after 2, 20 min since (189% of 11)
NEW Podziemski 27 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Kuminga 26 to 34 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/10 · 1 day's restOUT Paul missed 14 since 1/07, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 16 since 1/04, returns tonight: 14 min (90% of 16)
BACK Moody back 2/05 after 9, 16 min since (92% of 18)
BACK Šarić back 2/05 after 2, 12 min since (69% of 17)
BACK Joseph back 2/07 after 3, 5 min since (46% of 11)
NEW Podziemski 27 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Kuminga 26 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Quinones 11 to 23 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/12 · 1 day's restOUT Paul missed 15 since 1/07, out tonight
BACK Moody back 2/05 after 9, 16 min since (92% of 18)
BACK Šarić back 2/05 after 2, 12 min since (67% of 17)
BACK Payton II back 2/10 after 16, 14 min since (90% of 16)
BACK Joseph back 2/07 after 3, 5 min since (46% of 11)
NEW Podziemski 27 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Kuminga 26 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Quinones 11 to 23 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/14 · 1 day's restOUT Paul missed 16 since 1/07, out tonight
BACK Moody back 2/05 after 9, 14 min since (81% of 18)
BACK Šarić back 2/05 after 2, 12 min since (67% of 17)
BACK Payton II back 2/10 after 16, 15 min since (95% of 16)
BACK Joseph back 2/07 after 3, 5 min since (46% of 11)
NEW Kuminga 26 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Quinones 11 to 22 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/15 · back-to-backOUT Paul missed 17 since 1/07, out tonight
BACK Payton II back 2/10 after 16, 14 min since (94% of 16)
BACK Joseph back 2/07 after 3, 5 min since (46% of 11)
NEW Kuminga 26 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Quinones 11 to 19 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/22 · 6 days' restOUT Paul missed 18 since 1/07, out tonight
BACK Payton II back 2/10 after 16, 15 min since (95% of 16)
NEW Podziemski 27 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Quinones 11 to 17 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 2/02 · 1 day's restOUT Bol missed 10 since 1/14, out tonight
BACK Gordon back 1/26 after 2, 29 min since (105% of 28)
BACK Goodwin back 1/24 after 2, 2 min since (18% of 14)
BACK Watanabe back 1/24 after 5, 4 min since (33% of 13)
PHX availability going into 2/04 · 1 day's restOUT Bol missed 11 since 1/14, returns tonight: 16 min (145% of 11)
BACK Gordon back 1/26 after 2, 29 min since (104% of 28)
BACK Watanabe back 1/31 after 3, 1 min since (10% of 13)
PHX availability going into 2/06 · 1 day's restBACK Watanabe back 1/31 after 3, 5 min since (35% of 13)
BACK Bol back 2/04 after 11, 16 min since (145% of 11)
PHX availability going into 2/08 · 1 day's restBACK Watanabe back 1/31 after 3, 3 min since (24% of 13)
BACK Bol back 2/04 after 11, 16 min since (152% of 11)
PHX availability going into 2/10 · 1 day's restBACK Watanabe back 1/31 after 3, 3 min since (24% of 13)
BACK Bol back 2/04 after 11, 16 min since (146% of 11)
PHX availability going into 2/13 · 2 days' restBACK Bol back 2/04 after 11, 14 min since (130% of 11)
PHX availability going into 2/14 · back-to-backBACK Bol back 2/04 after 11, 12 min since (108% of 11)
PHX availability going into 2/22 · 7 days' rest
full strength
PHX availability going into 2/23 · back-to-backOUT Beal missed 2 since 2/14, out tonight
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 111, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Curry at 32 and Kuminga at 22 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 12 a night. Without Paul (14 straight), Payton II (16 straight). One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 116, shooting 57 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Durant at 29 and Beal at 25 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-12 a night and Phoenix plus-1 and the arc, Phoenix at 41 percent from three to Golden State's 37. Call it Golden State 120, Phoenix 117, Phoenix keeping it close.
2/03 @ ATL 134-141 — GSW notes
GSW lost 134-141 in 1 overtime. GSW shot 45% (50 of 112) to ATL's 48%, 18 of 56 from three. GSW turned it over 14 times to ATL's 8. Curry led with 60 (22 of 38, 10 of 23 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Quinones added 17, Kuminga 16. Q1 was theirs, 33-28, but the other 4 periods went 113-101 against them. Podziemski's -13 in 39 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/05 @ BKN 109-98 — GSW notes
GSW won 109-98. GSW shot 46% (43 of 93) to BKN's 38%, 4 of 22 from three. The glass went 60-38 for them. Curry led with 29 (12 of 24, 4 of 11 from three); Kuminga added 28, Podziemski 15. The hinge was Q3, 32-21: GSW came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 5. GSW trailed 43-49 at the half and won the second half 66-49. Santos was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
2/07 @ PHI 127-104 — GSW notes
GSW won 127-104. GSW shot 50% (47 of 94) to PHI's 42%, 16 of 38 from three, and went to the line 22 times to PHI's 14 — 17 points from the stripe to their 14. The glass went 52-40 for them. Wiggins led with 21 (9 of 14, 2 of 3 from three); Kuminga added 18, Thompson 18. The hinge was Q3, 43-23: a lead of 3 became 23, and the lead reached 30. Thompson was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
2/08 @ IND 131-109 — GSW notes
GSW won 131-109. GSW shot 56% (52 of 93) to IND's 48%, 17 of 32 from three, and got to the line 13 times to IND's 27. The glass went 49-30 for them. Curry led with 42 (15 of 22, 11 of 16 from three); Kuminga added 18, Santos 13. The hinge was Q1, 45-34: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 25. Podziemski was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
2/10 vs PHX 113-112 — GSW notes
GSW won 113-112. GSW shot 45% (45 of 101) to PHX's 46%, 17 of 41 from three. The glass went 52-42 for them. Curry led with 30 (10 of 22, 9 of 16 from three); Kuminga added 21, Green 15. The hinge was Q1, 33-28: from level to 5 ahead. Curry was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
2/12 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 120, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Markkanen at 24 and Sexton at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Sensabaugh (13 straight). 3 days' rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 113, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 18 free throws a game; Curry at 34 and Kuminga at 20 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 13 a night. Without Paul (15 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 113 a night to Utah's 120 and the line, where Utah takes 23 free throws a game to Golden State's 18. Call it Golden State 119, Utah 118, Utah keeping it close.
2/14 vs LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 106, shooting 49 percent and 42 from three, 17 free throws a game; Curry at 27 and Kuminga at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 14 a night. Without Paul (16 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 41 from three, 26 free throws a game; Leonard at 24 and Harden at 20 a game. They have lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Tucker (36 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-14 a night and the Clippers minus-6 and the line, where the Clippers take 26 free throws a game to Golden State's 17. Call it Golden State 119, the Clippers 112.
2/15 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 124, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Markkanen at 22 and Sexton at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Juzang (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 44 from three, 16 free throws a game; Curry at 29 and Kuminga at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Paul (17 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 44 percent from three to Utah's 36 and the defense, Golden State allowing 112 a night to Utah's 124. Call it Golden State 121, Utah 118, Utah keeping it close.
2/22 vs LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 45 from three, 17 free throws a game; Curry at 31 and Thompson at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Paul (18 straight). 6 days' rest. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 117, shooting 53 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Davis at 27 and James at 24 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Reddish (11 straight), Vanderbilt (6 straight), Vincent (28 straight). 7 days' rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-6 a night and the Lakers minus-3 and the arc, Golden State at 45 percent from three to the Lakers' 37. Call it Golden State 122, the Lakers 119, the Lakers keeping it close.
2/02 @ ATL 120-129 — PHX notes
PHX lost 120-129. PHX shot 53% (47 of 88) to ATL's 52%, 14 of 37 from three. PHX turned it over 16 times to ATL's 9. Durant led with 35 (14 of 24, 5 of 9 from three); Booker added 24, Beal 14. Q2 was theirs, 33-33, but the other 3 periods went 96-87 against them.
2/04 @ WAS 140-112 — PHX notes
PHX won 140-112. PHX shot 61% (54 of 88) to WAS's 49%, 11 of 25 from three, and went to the line 26 times to WAS's 17 — 21 points from the stripe to their 11. Beal led with 43 (16 of 21, 4 of 5 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Durant added 18, Nurkić 18. The hinge was Q1, 42-28: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 32. Allen was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
2/06 vs MIL 114-106 — PHX notes
PHX won 114-106. PHX shot 51% (44 of 87) to MIL's 43%, 8 of 28 from three. Booker led with 32 (12 of 21, 2 of 6 from three, 6 of 10 at the line); Durant added 28, Beal 25. The hinge was Q3, 31-24: PHX came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 6, and the lead reached 15. PHX trailed 48-49 at the half and won the second half 66-57. Gordon was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
2/08 vs UTA 129-115 — PHX notes
PHX won 129-115. PHX shot 59% (52 of 88) to UTA's 44%, 14 of 29 from three, and got to the line 16 times to UTA's 31. The glass went 37-52 against them. Durant led with 31 (14 of 23, 2 of 6 from three); Beal added 30, Gordon 19. The hinge was Q1, 40-28: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 19. Durant was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
2/10 @ GSW 112-113 — PHX notes
PHX lost 112-113. PHX shot 46% (43 of 94) to GSW's 45%, 11 of 34 from three. The glass went 42-52 against them. Booker led with 32 (11 of 21, 2 of 8 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Durant added 24, Beal 15. Q2 was theirs, 30-26, the deficit cut from 5 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 87-82 against them.
2/13 vs SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 115, shooting 54 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Durant at 27 and Booker at 26 a game. 2 days' rest. Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 123, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Monk at 22 and Fox at 20 a game. One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the defense, Phoenix allowing 115 a night to Sacramento's 123. Call it Phoenix 122, Sacramento 116.
2/14 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 114, shooting 54 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Durant at 26 and Booker at 26 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Detroit comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 118, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Ivey at 24 and Cunningham at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Stewart (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-9 a night and Phoenix minus-5. Call it Phoenix 122, Detroit 113.
2/22 @ DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Dallas comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 105, shooting 52 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Dončić at 32 and Irving at 27 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Exum (10 straight). 7 days' rest. Phoenix comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 112, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 28 free throws a game; Durant at 27 and Booker at 24 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. 7 days' rest.
So: Dallas wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Dallas has been plus-5 a night and Phoenix minus-5 and the line, where Phoenix takes 28 free throws a game to Dallas's 21. Call it Dallas 118, Phoenix 114, Phoenix keeping it close.
2/23 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 116, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Brooks at 17 and Sengun at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 115, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 27 free throws a game; Durant at 26 and Booker at 25 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Beal (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Phoenix wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-5 a night and Phoenix minus-6 and the arc, Phoenix at 39 percent from three to Houston's 35. Call it Phoenix 115, Houston 114, Houston keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHXBB B. Beal
BB B. Bol
DB D. Booker
DE D. Eubanks
EG E. Gordon
GA G. Allen
JN J. Nurkić
JO J. Okogie
KD K. Durant
NU Nurkic
RO R. O'Neale
GSWAW A. Wiggins
BP B. Podziemski
DG D. Green
DŠ D. Šarić
GP G. Payton II
JK J. Kuminga
KL K. Looney
KT K. Thompson
LQ L. Quinones
SC S. Curry
SA Saric
TJ T. Jackson-Davis
PHX/GSW the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Stephen Curry hits 3-pointer with 0.7 seconds left, Warriors beat Suns 113-112
SAN FRANCISCO -- — As soon as Bradley Beal lunged for the steal to try to keep the ball from Stephen Curry with 3.3 seconds left, the Phoenix guard knew it was a bad gamble.
“He’s the best to ever shoot it,” Beal said. “So you know the result after that.”
Brandin Podziemski 's inbounds pass reached Curry. And with Beal out of the play, Curry hit a 33-footer to help the Golden State Warriors beat the Suns 113-112 on Saturday night for their fourth straight victory and sixth in seven games.
“I just tried to get it to him,” Podziemski said. “No matter how long it took.”
Curry was able to turn and said it was “just muscle memory to shoot.”
“You live with it,” Curry said. “Thankfully, it worked out.”
Curry finished with 30 points, making nine 3-pointers.
“Only a shot that I think he would take,” Podziemski said. “A regular person would probably take a dribble or something like that."
It was Curry's 10th career winning shot with five seconds or under.
The Warriors have played in six games decided by one point and are 17-18 in their league-leading 35 clutch games this season. All four games against the Suns this season were clutch games.
“We were due,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “We were due for one of these tight games to go our way. But the guys earned it. It didn’t just happen.”
Devin Booker led Phoenix with 32 points, and Kevin Durant had 24. The Suns had two chances after Curry's 3-pointer, but Booker was fouled under the basket on the first and Durant couldn't get a shot off on the second.
“We just weren’t at our best,” Suns coach Frank Vogel said. “We played a pretty good basketball game, played well enough to beat these guys. One play in the final two seconds swings the outcome.”
Durant, who won two championships as Curry's teammate on the Warriors, knew all too well what an open shot for Curry meant.
“You give him a look like that for the game, he's licking his chops,” Durant said. “I still think we could’ve had that steal. It’s a tough play. Sometimes guys are just that great.”
Golden State avoided being swept by the Suns in the season series to get back to .500 for the first time since Dec. 25.
The Warriors led 84-82 entering the fourth quarter. Booker gave the Suns a 112-110 lead with 35 seconds remaining on a turnaround jumper.
Jonathan Kuminga added 21 points for Golden State. Draymond Green had 15 points, nine assists and seven rebounds.
Royce O’Neale, acquired at the trade deadline, made his debut for the Suns, scoring three points. David Roddy , Phoenix’s other deadline acquisition, did not play.
Gary Payton, who missed the last 16 games with a left hamstring strain, returned to for the Warriors. He had 11 points.
Green, who had stayed clear of technical fouls since returning from an indefinite suspension in January, picked up a technical while arguing for a foul call after making a layup in the third quarter.
Green also exchanged words and taunts throughout the game with Suns center Jusuf Nurkic , the player Green was suspended for hitting in the face Dec. 12.
“It’s sad,” Nurkic said. “He didn’t learn anything. It’s just a matter of time. He’s going to knock somebody else again. I take everything back, what I said. He doesn’t deserve a chance.”
Green, in response, thought he was “pretty great tonight, honestly.”