Game ID: 22400431
Phoenix Suns @ Golden State Warriors
Saturday, December 28, 2024 at 8:30 PM ET
Chase Center, San Francisco, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
GSW 34 27 21 27 109PHX 27 38 22 18 105
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 12/21 · 1 day's restOUT Moody missed 3 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Post missed 14 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 12/15 after 2, 27 min since (90% of 30)
BACK Green back 12/06 after 2, 27 min since (91% of 30)
BACK Waters III back 12/06 after 2, 21 min since (120% of 17)
BACK Santos back 12/19 after 11, 8 min since (64% of 13)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 32 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/23 · 1 day's restOUT Moody missed 4 since 12/11, returns tonight: 10 min (48% of 21)
OUT Post missed 15 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 12/15 after 2, 28 min since (92% of 30)
BACK Santos back 12/19 after 11, 8 min since (64% of 13)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 31 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/25 · 1 day's restOUT Waters III missed 2 since 12/21, out tonight
OUT Post missed 16 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 2 since 12/21, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 12/15 after 2, 29 min since (97% of 30)
BACK Moody back 12/23 after 4, 10 min since (48% of 21)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 29 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/27 · 1 day's restOUT Waters III missed 3 since 12/21, returns tonight: 16 min (94% of 17)
OUT Post missed 17 since 11/18, returns tonight: 1 min (5% of 15)
OUT Anderson missed 2 since 12/23, returns tonight: 15 min (99% of 15)
OUT Santos missed 3 since 12/21, returns tonight: 5 min (38% of 13)
BACK Wiggins back 12/15 after 2, 30 min since (101% of 30)
BACK Moody back 12/23 after 4, 10 min since (48% of 21)
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 22 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/28 · back-to-backBACK Moody back 12/23 after 4, 17 min since (81% of 21)
BACK Waters III back 12/27 after 3, 16 min since (94% of 17)
BACK Post back 12/27 after 17, 1 min since (5% of 15)
BACK Anderson back 12/27 after 2, 15 min since (99% of 15)
BACK Santos back 12/19 after 11, 6 min since (51% of 13)
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 25 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/30 · 1 day's restOUT Payton II missed 2 since 12/27, out tonight
BACK Moody back 12/23 after 4, 17 min since (81% of 21)
BACK Waters III back 12/27 after 3, 15 min since (87% of 17)
BACK Post back 12/27 after 17, 1 min since (5% of 15)
BACK Anderson back 12/27 after 2, 15 min since (99% of 15)
BACK Santos back 12/27 after 3, 5 min since (38% of 13)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 26 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/02 · 2 days' restOUT Payton II missed 3 since 12/27, out tonight
OUT Anderson missed 2 since 12/28, returns tonight: 8 min (50% of 15)
OUT Looney missed 2 since 12/28, returns tonight: 8 min (52% of 14)
BACK Moody back 12/23 after 4, 18 min since (86% of 21)
BACK Waters III back 12/27 after 3, 15 min since (86% of 17)
BACK Post back 12/27 after 17, 3 min since (18% of 15)
BACK Santos back 12/27 after 3, 5 min since (38% of 13)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 26 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/04 · 1 day's restOUT Podziemski missed 2 since 12/30, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 4 since 12/27, out tonight
BACK Waters III back 12/27 after 3, 15 min since (87% of 17)
BACK Post back 12/27 after 17, 3 min since (18% of 15)
BACK Anderson back 12/27 after 2, 11 min since (74% of 15)
BACK Looney back 1/02 after 2, 8 min since (52% of 14)
BACK Santos back 12/27 after 3, 6 min since (45% of 13)
NEW Kuminga 24 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 26 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/05 · back-to-backOUT Podziemski missed 3 since 12/30, out tonight
OUT Post missed 2 since 1/02, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 5 since 12/27, out tonight
BACK Waters III back 12/27 after 3, 18 min since (102% of 17)
BACK Anderson back 12/27 after 2, 15 min since (98% of 15)
BACK Looney back 1/02 after 2, 8 min since (52% of 14)
BACK Santos back 12/27 after 3, 6 min since (45% of 13)
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 26 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 12/21 · 1 day's restOUT Gillespie missed 23 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 3 since 12/13, out tonight
BACK Durant back 12/13 after 3, 36 min since (98% of 36)
BACK Beal back 12/19 after 2, 31 min since (98% of 32)
BACK Nurkić back 12/13 after 5, 30 min since (126% of 24)
BACK Dunn back 12/13 after 3, 13 min since (69% of 19)
NEW O'Neale 24 to 30 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 12/23 · 1 day's restOUT Gillespie missed 24 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Okogie missed 2 since 12/19, returns tonight: 13 min (91% of 14)
OUT Bol missed 4 since 12/13, out tonight
BACK Durant back 12/13 after 3, 37 min since (100% of 36)
BACK Beal back 12/19 after 2, 35 min since (109% of 32)
BACK Nurkić back 12/13 after 5, 29 min since (121% of 24)
BACK Dunn back 12/13 after 3, 14 min since (71% of 19)
NEW O'Neale 24 to 30 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 12/25 · 1 day's restOUT Booker missed 2 since 12/21, out tonight
OUT Gillespie missed 25 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 5 since 12/13, out tonight
BACK Durant back 12/13 after 3, 35 min since (97% of 36)
BACK Beal back 12/19 after 2, 35 min since (109% of 32)
BACK Nurkić back 12/13 after 5, 26 min since (109% of 24)
BACK Dunn back 12/13 after 3, 17 min since (88% of 19)
BACK Okogie back 12/23 after 2, 13 min since (91% of 14)
NEW O'Neale 24 to 30 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 12/27 · 1 day's restOUT Booker missed 3 since 12/21, out tonight
OUT Allen missed 2 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Gillespie missed 26 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 6 since 12/13, out tonight
BACK Beal back 12/19 after 2, 36 min since (111% of 32)
BACK Okogie back 12/23 after 2, 15 min since (106% of 14)
NEW O'Neale 24 to 30 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 12/28 · back-to-backOUT Booker missed 4 since 12/21, out tonight
OUT Allen missed 3 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Gillespie missed 27 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 7 since 12/13, out tonight
BACK Beal back 12/19 after 2, 36 min since (113% of 32)
BACK Okogie back 12/23 after 2, 17 min since (122% of 14)
NEW O'Neale 24 to 30 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 12/31 · 2 days' restOUT Booker missed 5 since 12/21, returns tonight: 30 min (82% of 37)
OUT Allen missed 4 since 12/23, out tonight
OUT Gillespie missed 28 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 8 since 12/13, out tonight
BACK Okogie back 12/23 after 2, 21 min since (147% of 14)
NEW Beal 32 to 38 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 1/04 · 3 days' restOUT Allen missed 5 since 12/23, returns tonight: 31 min (127% of 24)
OUT Nurkić missed 2 since 12/28, out tonight
OUT Gillespie missed 29 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 9 since 12/13, returns tonight: 12 min (95% of 12)
BACK Booker back 12/31 after 5, 30 min since (82% of 37)
BACK Okogie back 12/23 after 2, 22 min since (157% of 14)
NEW Dunn 19 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Morris 13 to 18 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 1/06 · 1 day's restOUT O'Neale missed 2 since 12/31, out tonight
OUT Nurkić missed 3 since 12/28, returns tonight: 14 min (61% of 24)
OUT Gillespie missed 30 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Booker back 12/31 after 5, 33 min since (89% of 37)
BACK Allen back 1/04 after 5, 31 min since (127% of 24)
BACK Bol back 1/04 after 9, 12 min since (95% of 12)
NEW Dunn 19 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Okogie 14 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Morris 13 to 19 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 1/07 · back-to-backOUT O'Neale missed 3 since 12/31, out tonight
OUT Gillespie missed 31 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Booker back 12/31 after 5, 35 min since (93% of 37)
BACK Allen back 1/04 after 5, 22 min since (93% of 24)
BACK Nurkić back 1/06 after 3, 14 min since (61% of 24)
BACK Bol back 1/04 after 9, 12 min since (95% of 12)
NEW Dunn 19 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Okogie 14 to 21 min over the last 5
NEW Morris 13 to 20 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 115, shooting 41 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Curry at 20 and Kuminga at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Second night of a back-to-back. Phoenix comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Durant at 33 and Beal at 21 a game. Without Booker (4 straight), Allen (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Phoenix at 37 percent from three to Golden State's 33. Call it Golden State 112, Phoenix 110, Phoenix keeping it close.
12/21 @ MIN 113-103 — GSW notes
GSW won 113-103. GSW shot 46% (40 of 87) to MIN's 42%, 16 of 42 from three. GSW turned it over 10 times to MIN's 15. Curry led with 31 (10 of 21, 7 of 16 from three); Jackson-Davis added 15, Podziemski 12. The hinge was Q1, 26-15: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 21. Curry was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
12/23 vs IND 105-111 — GSW notes
GSW lost 105-111. GSW shot 43% (39 of 90) to IND's 49%, 12 of 38 from three, and went to the line 21 times to IND's 11 — 15 points from the stripe to their 10. Kuminga led with 26 (9 of 16, 2 of 3 from three, 6 of 9 at the line); Wiggins added 16, Jackson-Davis 13. Q3 was theirs, 31-27, the deficit cut from 8 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 84-74 against them. Schröder's -22 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/25 vs LAL 113-115 — GSW notes
GSW lost 113-115. GSW shot 46% (41 of 89) to LAL's 45%, 18 of 45 from three. Curry led with 38 (14 of 24, 8 of 15 from three); Wiggins added 21, Kuminga 14. Q4 was theirs, 37-31, the deficit cut from 8 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 84-76 against them. Kuminga's -17 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/27 @ LAC 92-102 — GSW notes
GSW lost 92-102. GSW took 20 more shots (95 to 75), fed by 19 offensive rebounds, but shot 37% to LAC's 53%, 7 of 38 from three. GSW turned it over 14 times to LAC's 21. Kuminga led with 34 (11 of 19, 1 of 3 from three, 11 of 14 at the line); Jackson-Davis added 15, Moody 11. Q4 was theirs, 30-21, the deficit cut from 19 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 81-62 against them. Wiggins's -16 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/28 vs PHX 109-105 — GSW notes
GSW won 109-105. GSW shot 42% (41 of 98) to PHX's 42%, 12 of 45 from three. Kuminga led with 34 (12 of 20, 2 of 5 from three, 8 of 12 at the line); Curry added 22, Green 16. The hinge was Q4, 27-18: GSW came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 4. GSW trailed 61-65 at the half and won the second half 48-40. Curry was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
12/30 vs CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 107, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 20 free throws a game; Curry at 25 and Kuminga at 24 a game. Without Payton II (2 straight). One day's rest. Cleveland comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 131 a night and allowing 110, shooting 52 percent and 45 from three, 21 free throws a game; Mitchell at 24 and Mobley at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Okoro (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Cleveland wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Cleveland at 45 percent from three to Golden State's 31. Call it Cleveland 117, Golden State 111.
1/02 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 109, shooting 40 percent and 28 from three, 21 free throws a game; Kuminga at 25 and Curry at 20 a game. Without Payton II (3 straight), Anderson (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; Maxey at 29 and Embiid at 26 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Philadelphia at 39 percent from three to Golden State's 28 and the glass, where Golden State has been plus-3 a night and Philadelphia minus-7. Call it Golden State 111, Philadelphia 108, Philadelphia keeping it close.
1/04 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 108, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Curry at 25 and Kuminga at 24 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Podziemski (2 straight), Payton II (4 straight). One day's rest. Memphis comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 129 a night and allowing 126, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 31 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 27 and Bane at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Morant (3 straight), Aldama (4 straight), Smart (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 108 a night to Memphis's 126 and the line, where Memphis takes 31 free throws a game to Golden State's 19. Call it Golden State 118, Memphis 115, Memphis keeping it close.
1/05 vs SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 108, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Kuminga at 24 and Curry at 21 a game. Without Podziemski (3 straight), Post (2 straight), Payton II (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 21 free throws a game; Fox at 29 and DeRozan at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Murray (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 108 a night to Sacramento's 117. Call it Golden State 114, Sacramento 113, Sacramento keeping it close.
12/21 vs DET 125-133 — PHX notes
PHX lost 125-133. PHX shot 58% (45 of 78) to DET's 55%, 14 of 29 from three. PHX turned it over 19 times to DET's 13, and DET turned those into 13 steals. Durant led with 43 (14 of 26, 4 of 9 from three, 11 of 11 at the line); Beal added 26, Jones 19. Q2 was theirs, 33-23, the deficit cut from 15 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 110-92 against them. Beal's -15 in 39 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/23 @ DEN 90-117 — PHX notes
PHX lost 90-117. PHX shot 40% (33 of 83) to DEN's 51%, 13 of 33 from three. Beal led with 23 (9 of 17, 5 of 7 from three); Durant added 23. Q1 was theirs, 26-27, but the other 3 periods went 90-64 against them. Jones's -24 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/25 vs DEN 110-100 — PHX notes
PHX won 110-100. PHX shot 47% (41 of 88) to DEN's 46%, 11 of 36 from three, and got to the line 20 times to DEN's 28. PHX turned it over 7 times to DEN's 16. Beal led with 27 (11 of 21, 3 of 7 from three); Durant added 27, Jones 17. The hinge was Q3, 27-22: a lead of 2 became 7, and the lead reached 15. Beal was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
12/27 vs DAL 89-98 — PHX notes
PHX lost 89-98. PHX shot 39% (32 of 83) to DAL's 44%, 13 of 35 from three. Durant led with 35 (11 of 19, 3 of 4 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); O'Neale added 14, Beal 11. Q3 was theirs, 25-17, the deficit cut from 16 to 8, but the other 3 periods went 81-64 against them. Beal's -13 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/28 @ GSW 105-109 — PHX notes
PHX lost 105-109. PHX shot 42% (39 of 92) to GSW's 42%, 9 of 35 from three. Durant led with 31 (10 of 24, 1 of 5 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Beal added 28, Dunn 15. Q2 was theirs, 38-27, turning a 7-point deficit into a 4-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 82-67 against them. They led by as many as 10.
12/31 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 111, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Durant at 32 and Beal at 23 a game. Without Booker (5 straight), Allen (4 straight). 2 days' rest. Memphis comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 121, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Morant at 21 and Jackson Jr. at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Aldama (2 straight), Smart (4 straight), Williams Jr. (18 straight). One day's rest.
So: Memphis wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Memphis has been plus-6 a night and Phoenix minus-3 and the turnovers, Memphis giving it away 18 times a game to Phoenix's 13. Call it Memphis 118, Phoenix 114, Phoenix keeping it close.
1/04 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 122, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Haliburton at 20 and Siakam at 18 a game. Without Nesmith (29 straight), Isa. Jackson (29 straight). One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 108, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; Durant at 29 and Beal at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Allen (5 straight), Nurkić (2 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the defense, Phoenix allowing 108 a night to Indiana's 122 and the glass, where Indiana has been plus-0 a night and Phoenix minus-4. Call it Indiana 115, Phoenix 112, Phoenix keeping it close.
1/06 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 29 free throws a game; Embiid at 31 and Maxey at 23 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Oubre Jr. (3 straight). One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 110, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Durant at 29 and Beal at 15 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without O'Neale (2 straight), Nurkić (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the line, where Philadelphia takes 29 free throws a game to Phoenix's 21 and the arc, Philadelphia at 37 percent from three to Phoenix's 33. Call it Philadelphia 113, Phoenix 109, Phoenix keeping it close.
1/07 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 109, shooting 41 percent and 32 from three, 22 free throws a game; Bridges at 21 and Mar. Williams at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Gra. Williams (18 straight), Mann (19 straight), Jeffries (2 straight). One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 110, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Durant at 29 and Booker at 15 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without O'Neale (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Charlotte wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Charlotte giving it away 16 times a game to Phoenix's 13. Call it Charlotte 110, Phoenix 108, Phoenix keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHXBB B. Beal
JO J. Okogie
KD K. Durant
MM M. Morris
MP M. Plumlee
OI O. Ighodaro
RD R. Dunn
RO R. O'Neale
TJ T. Jones
GSWAW A. Wiggins
BH B. Hield
BP B. Podziemski
DG D. Green
DS D. Schröder
JK J. Kuminga
LW L. Waters III
SC S. Curry
SC Schroder
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
Jonathan Kuminga ties career high with 34 points, Warriors beat Suns 109-105
SAN FRANCISCO -- — Jonathan Kuminga had 34 points and made the go-ahead free throw in the Golden State Warriors ' 109-105 win over the Phoenix Suns on Saturday.
With the Warriors down one, Kuminga was fouled after getting inside positioning on Kevin Durant on an out-of-bounds play with 29 seconds to go. Kuminga made both free throws to put Golden State ahead and tie his career high in points a day after setting it against the Clippers on Friday.
Durant, who led the Suns with 31 points, missed a shot on the other end, and Dennis Schroder made two free throws after the Suns committed a loose ball foul on the rebound.
Phoenix led 65-61 at halftime. Stephen Curry , who had 22 points, beat the first-half buzzer with a one-handed, off-balance floater over seven-footer Oso Ighodaro after going behind the back to split two defenders.
The Suns were without Jusuf Nurkic , who was serving the first of a three-game suspension for his role in a fight against the Mavericks on Friday. Royce O’Neale also left the game in the second quarter with a left ankle sprain.
Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski (lower abdominal strain) did not play in the second half.
Takeaways Suns: The Suns have lost five of six and are under .500 for the first time this season after an 8-1 start.
Warriors: The Warriors picked up a much-needed win to start a six-game homestand after losing six of seven.
Key moment The Warriors held the Suns without a field goal in the final 6:48, keying their fourth-quarter comeback.
Key stat The Warriors played in their league-leading 21st clutch game of the season, improving to 9-12 in games that were within five points in the last five minutes. Eight of their last nine games have been clutch games.
Up next The Warriors host the Cavaliers on Monday, while the Suns host the Grizzlies on Tuesday.