Game ID: 22400685
Phoenix Suns @ Golden State Warriors
Friday, January 31, 2025 at 10:00 PM ET
Chase Center, San Francisco, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
GSW 27 24 28 26 105PHX 30 32 36 32 130
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 1/23 · back-to-backOUT Green missed 2 since 1/20, out tonight
OUT Podziemski missed 12 since 12/30, returns tonight: 21 min (77% of 28)
OUT Kuminga missed 9 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Anderson missed 4 since 1/15, out tonight
BACK Wiggins back 1/13 after 2, 33 min since (111% of 30)
BACK Post back 1/20 after 3, 14 min since (92% of 15)
BACK Payton II back 1/15 after 10, 16 min since (103% of 15)
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Santos 13 to 18 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/25 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 3 since 1/20, out tonight
OUT Kuminga missed 10 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Anderson missed 5 since 1/15, out tonight
BACK Podziemski back 1/23 after 12, 21 min since (77% of 28)
BACK Post back 1/20 after 3, 16 min since (104% of 15)
BACK Payton II back 1/15 after 10, 15 min since (96% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 20 min over the last 5
NEW Santos 13 to 21 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/28 · 2 days' restOUT Green missed 4 since 1/20, out tonight
OUT Kuminga missed 11 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Anderson missed 6 since 1/15, returns tonight: 11 min (73% of 15)
BACK Podziemski back 1/23 after 12, 23 min since (82% of 28)
BACK Post back 1/20 after 3, 18 min since (116% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Santos 13 to 21 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/29 · back-to-backOUT Green missed 5 since 1/20, out tonight
OUT Kuminga missed 12 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Podziemski back 1/23 after 12, 26 min since (94% of 28)
BACK Post back 1/20 after 3, 18 min since (114% of 15)
BACK Anderson back 1/28 after 6, 11 min since (73% of 15)
NEW Santos 13 to 24 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 1/31 · 1 day's restOUT Green missed 6 since 1/20, out tonight
OUT Kuminga missed 13 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Waters III missed 2 since 1/28, returns tonight: 6 min (34% of 17)
BACK Podziemski back 1/23 after 12, 24 min since (87% of 28)
BACK Anderson back 1/28 after 6, 13 min since (86% of 15)
NEW Santos 13 to 22 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/03 · 2 days' restOUT Green missed 7 since 1/20, returns tonight: 29 min (97% of 30)
OUT Kuminga missed 14 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Podziemski back 1/23 after 12, 24 min since (85% of 28)
BACK Waters III back 1/31 after 2, 6 min since (34% of 17)
BACK Anderson back 1/28 after 6, 13 min since (84% of 15)
NEW Santos 13 to 22 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/05 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 15 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Green back 2/03 after 7, 29 min since (97% of 30)
BACK Waters III back 1/31 after 2, 6 min since (34% of 17)
BACK Anderson back 1/28 after 6, 13 min since (84% of 15)
GSW availability going into 2/06 · back-to-backOUT Kuminga missed 16 since 1/05, out tonight
OUT Waters III missed 2 since 2/03, not on tonight's roster
OUT Anderson missed 2 since 2/03, not on tonight's roster
OUT Jackson-Davis missed 2 since 2/03, returns tonight: 5 min (32% of 15)
BACK Green back 2/03 after 7, 32 min since (106% of 30)
NEW Looney 14 to 22 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/08 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 17 since 1/05, out tonight
BACK Green back 2/03 after 7, 32 min since (108% of 30)
BACK Waters III back 1/31 after 2, 6 min since (34% of 17)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 2/06 after 2, 5 min since (32% of 15)
PHX availability going into 1/22 · 1 day's restOUT Nurkić missed 7 since 1/09, out tonight
OUT Gillespie missed 39 since 10/28, returns tonight: 3 min (21% of 14)
BACK Beal back 1/20 after 2, 25 min since (77% of 32)
BACK O'Neale back 1/12 after 6, 20 min since (80% of 24)
BACK Morris back 1/16 after 2, 10 min since (77% of 13)
BACK Bol back 1/16 after 6, 6 min since (48% of 12)
NEW Dunn 19 to 26 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 1/25 · 2 days' restOUT Nurkić missed 8 since 1/09, out tonight
BACK Beal back 1/20 after 2, 25 min since (77% of 32)
BACK Gillespie back 1/22 after 39, 3 min since (21% of 14)
BACK Morris back 1/16 after 2, 12 min since (94% of 13)
BACK Bol back 1/16 after 6, 6 min since (44% of 12)
NEW Dunn 19 to 25 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 1/27 · 1 day's restOUT Nurkić missed 9 since 1/09, out tonight
BACK Beal back 1/20 after 2, 32 min since (99% of 32)
BACK Gillespie back 1/22 after 39, 3 min since (21% of 14)
BACK Morris back 1/16 after 2, 12 min since (94% of 13)
BACK Bol back 1/16 after 6, 6 min since (44% of 12)
PHX availability going into 1/29 · 1 day's restOUT Nurkić missed 10 since 1/09, out tonight
OUT Ighodaro missed 2 since 1/25, returns tonight: 0 min (2% of 17)
OUT Gillespie missed 2 since 1/25, returns tonight: 0 min (2% of 14)
OUT Morris missed 2 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 2 since 1/25, out tonight
BACK Beal back 1/20 after 2, 32 min since (101% of 32)
PHX availability going into 1/31 · 1 day's restOUT Nurkić missed 11 since 1/09, out tonight
OUT Morris missed 3 since 1/25, returns tonight: 5 min (38% of 13)
OUT Bol missed 3 since 1/25, returns tonight: 5 min (38% of 12)
BACK Beal back 1/20 after 2, 30 min since (95% of 32)
BACK Ighodaro back 1/29 after 2, 0 min since (2% of 17)
BACK Gillespie back 1/22 after 39, 2 min since (12% of 14)
PHX availability going into 2/01 · back-to-backOUT Nurkić missed 12 since 1/09, out tonight
BACK Ighodaro back 1/29 after 2, 3 min since (15% of 17)
BACK Gillespie back 1/22 after 39, 2 min since (18% of 14)
BACK Morris back 1/31 after 3, 5 min since (38% of 13)
BACK Bol back 1/31 after 3, 5 min since (38% of 12)
PHX availability going into 2/03 · 1 day's restOUT Nurkić missed 13 since 1/09, out tonight
BACK Ighodaro back 1/29 after 2, 3 min since (19% of 17)
BACK Gillespie back 1/29 after 2, 3 min since (22% of 14)
BACK Morris back 1/31 after 3, 5 min since (38% of 13)
BACK Bol back 1/31 after 3, 5 min since (38% of 12)
PHX availability going into 2/05 · 1 day's restOUT Nurkić missed 14 since 1/09, out tonight
BACK Ighodaro back 1/29 after 2, 3 min since (19% of 17)
BACK Gillespie back 1/29 after 2, 3 min since (22% of 14)
BACK Morris back 1/31 after 3, 5 min since (38% of 13)
BACK Bol back 1/31 after 3, 5 min since (38% of 12)
PHX availability going into 2/07 · 1 day's restOUT Nurkić missed 15 since 1/09, not on tonight's roster
OUT Morris missed 2 since 2/03, returns tonight: 15 min (116% of 13)
BACK Ighodaro back 1/29 after 2, 5 min since (27% of 17)
BACK Gillespie back 1/29 after 2, 4 min since (31% of 14)
BACK Bol back 1/31 after 3, 6 min since (48% of 12)
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 117 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Wiggins at 22 and Curry at 17 a game. Without Green (6 straight), Kuminga (13 straight), Waters III (2 straight). One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 108, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 17 free throws a game; Durant at 27 and Booker at 24 a game. Without Nurkić (11 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Golden State 114, Phoenix 110, Phoenix keeping it close.
1/23 vs CHI 131-106 — GSW notes
GSW won 131-106. GSW shot 45% (46 of 102) to CHI's 39%, 25 of 57 from three, and got to the line 14 times to CHI's 27. The glass went 52-42 for them. Curry led with 21 (8 of 19, 5 of 12 from three); Post added 20, Santos 19. The hinge was Q3, 31-16: GSW came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 14, and the lead reached 31. GSW trailed 63-64 at the half and won the second half 68-42. Moody was the night's best plus/minus at +33.
1/25 vs LAL 108-118 — GSW notes
GSW lost 108-118. GSW shot 46% (41 of 89) to LAL's 55%, 16 of 46 from three. Wiggins led with 20 (9 of 15, 1 of 6 from three); Podziemski added 17, Curry 13. Q2 was theirs, 32-32, but the other 3 periods went 86-76 against them. Wiggins's -19 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/28 vs UTA 114-103 — GSW notes
GSW won 114-103. GSW shot 39% (36 of 92) to UTA's 51%, 17 of 49 from three, and went to the line 31 times to UTA's 24 — 25 points from the stripe to their 17. GSW turned it over 9 times to UTA's 15. Schröder led with 23 (8 of 20, 5 of 13 from three); Podziemski added 20, Wiggins 19. The hinge was Q2, 35-24: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 15. Santos was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
1/29 vs OKC 116-109 — GSW notes
GSW won 116-109. GSW shot 49% (40 of 81) to OKC's 40%, 13 of 38 from three. A. Wiggins led with 27 (10 of 17, 5 of 8 from three); Curry added 21, Looney 18. The hinge was Q3, 36-26: GSW came in trailing by 10 and left it level. GSW trailed 48-58 at the half and won the second half 68-51. A. Wiggins was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
1/31 vs PHX 105-130 — GSW notes
GSW lost 105-130. GSW shot 38% (36 of 96) to PHX's 56%, 16 of 44 from three, and went to the line 25 times to PHX's 16 — 17 points from the stripe to their 11. Wiggins led with 17 (6 of 20, 1 of 5 from three); Moody added 17, Curry 14. Q1 was theirs, 27-30, but the other 3 periods went 100-78 against them. Wiggins's -26 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/03 vs ORL — 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 115 a night and allowing 113, shooting 43 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Wiggins at 20 and Curry at 17 a game. Without Green (7 straight), Kuminga (14 straight). 2 days' rest. Orlando comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 114, shooting 41 percent and 30 from three, 30 free throws a game; Wagner at 28 and Banchero at 17 a game. That is 3 straight losses. One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 37 percent from three to Orlando's 30 and the line, where Orlando takes 30 free throws a game to Golden State's 23. Call it Golden State 113, Orlando 106.
2/05 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 118, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Collins at 19 and Sexton at 18 a game. Without Hendricks (45 straight), Williams (7 straight), Mykhailiuk (3 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 112, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Wiggins at 22 and Curry at 18 a game. Without Kuminga (15 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Golden State 113, Utah 112, Utah keeping it close.
2/06 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 106, shooting 54 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; James at 27 and Hachimura at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. They have won the glass by 5 a night. Without Reddish (3 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 114, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 29 free throws a game; Curry at 23 and Wiggins at 22 a game. Without Kuminga (16 straight), Waters III (2 straight), Anderson (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-5 a night and Golden State minus-3 and the defense, the Lakers allowing 106 a night to Golden State's 114. Call it the Lakers 117, Golden State 108.
2/08 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 121, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; White at 21 and Giddey at 18 a game. 2 days' rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 118, shooting 43 percent and 33 from three, 27 free throws a game; Curry at 26 and Wiggins at 23 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Kuminga (17 straight). One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the line, where Golden State takes 27 free throws a game to Chicago's 19 and the arc, Chicago at 38 percent from three to Golden State's 33. Call it Chicago 117, Golden State 115, Golden State keeping it close.
1/22 @ BKN 108-84 — PHX notes
PHX won 108-84. PHX shot 48% (42 of 88) to BKN's 37%, 14 of 41 from three. PHX turned it over 11 times to BKN's 16. Booker led with 32 (14 of 24, 3 of 8 from three); Durant added 24. The hinge was Q1, 28-16: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 28. O'Neale was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
1/25 vs WAS 119-109 — PHX notes
PHX won 119-109. PHX shot 44% (40 of 90) to WAS's 47%, 13 of 40 from three, and went to the line 28 times to WAS's 9 — 26 points from the stripe to their 7. The glass went 53-37 for them. Durant led with 29 (11 of 19, 5 of 8 from three); Beal added 20, Richards 20. The hinge was Q1, 35-24: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 19. Durant was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
1/27 vs LAC 111-109 — PHX notes
PHX won 111-109. PHX shot 47% (40 of 85) to LAC's 49%, 22 of 47 from three, and got to the line 11 times to LAC's 20. Booker led with 26 (9 of 21, 5 of 10 from three); Durant added 24, Allen 18. The hinge was Q2, 26-17: a lead of 4 became 13. Plumlee was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
1/29 vs MIN 113-121 — PHX notes
PHX lost 113-121. PHX took 10 more shots (85 to 75), fed by 10 offensive rebounds, but shot 51% to MIN's 56%, 12 of 32 from three, and got to the line 20 times to MIN's 27. Durant led with 33 (13 of 19, 4 of 8 from three); Booker added 28, Beal 17. Q1 was theirs, 29-22, but the other 3 periods went 99-84 against them. They led by as many as 12. Plumlee's -15 in 15 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/31 @ GSW 130-105 — PHX notes
PHX won 130-105. PHX shot 56% (50 of 89) to GSW's 38%, 19 of 39 from three, and got to the line 16 times to GSW's 25. Booker led with 31 (12 of 23, 5 of 11 from three); Beal added 21, Durant 19. The hinge was Q2, 32-24: a lead of 3 became 11, and the lead reached 29. Booker was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
2/01 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 99, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 29 free throws a game; Avdija at 20 and Simons at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Thybulle (48 straight), Williams III (2 straight). One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 106, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 18 free throws a game; Booker at 27 and Durant at 26 a game. Without Nurkić (12 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Portland wins, and the game turns on the line, where Portland takes 29 free throws a game to Phoenix's 18 and the defense, Portland allowing 99 a night to Phoenix's 106. Call it Portland 112, Phoenix 108, Phoenix keeping it close.
2/03 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 105, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 31 free throws a game; Ayton at 22 and Avdija at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Thybulle (49 straight), Williams III (3 straight). One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Booker at 28 and Durant at 25 a game. Without Nurkić (13 straight). One day's rest.
So: Portland wins, and the game turns on the line, where Portland takes 31 free throws a game to Phoenix's 20 and the defense, Portland allowing 105 a night to Phoenix's 114. Call it Portland 114, Phoenix 111, Phoenix keeping it close.
2/05 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 36 and Jal. Williams at 28 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Jal. Williams (2 straight), Holmgren (38 straight), Caruso (2 straight). One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 117, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Booker at 31 and Durant at 25 a game. Without Nurkić (14 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where OKC has been plus-10 a night and Phoenix minus-3 and the turnovers, Phoenix giving it away 16 times a game to OKC's 12. Call it OKC 119, Phoenix 109, OKC by 10.
2/07 vs UTA — 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 116 a night and allowing 123, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Booker at 30 and Durant at 25 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Nurkić (15 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 26 free throws a game; Clarkson at 21 and Collins at 19 a game. Without Hendricks (46 straight), Williams (8 straight), Tshiebwe (9 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been plus-3 a night and Phoenix minus-4. Call it Phoenix 118, Utah 114, Utah keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
GSWAW A. Wiggins
BH B. Hield
BP B. Podziemski
DS D. Schröder
GP G. Payton II
GS G. Santos
KA K. Anderson
KL K. Looney
LW L. Waters III
MM M. Moody
QP Q. Post
SC S. Curry
SC Schroder
TJ T. Jackson-Davis
PHXBB B. Beal
BB B. Bol
CG C. Gillespie
DB D. Booker
DL D. Lee
GA G. Allen
KD K. Durant
MM M. Morris
MP M. Plumlee
NR N. Richards
OI O. Ighodaro
RD R. Dunn
RO R. O'Neale
TJ T. Jones
GSW/PHX 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
Devin Booker scores 31 points as Suns run away from Warriors for 130-105 win
SAN FRANCISCO -- — Devin Booker had 31 points and 11 assists, Kevin Durant scored 19 points against his former team and the Phoenix Suns ran away from the Golden State Warriors for a 130-105 victory Friday night.
Nick Richards added 14 points and 16 rebounds and Bradley Beal had 21 points off the bench for Phoenix.
Warriors star Stephen Curry didn't score until hitting a short jumper 7:38 before halftime on just his second shot of the game and finished with 14 points — going 1 for 6 from 3-point range. He missed his initial four tries from deep before connecting with 11:12 remaining in the game.
Moses Moody came off the bench to score 17 point for Golden State, which had hoped to build some momentum from an impressive 116-109 victory over Western Conference-leading Oklahoma City on Wednesday night.
Takeaways Suns: Booker shot 7 of 15 in the first half and 12 for 23 overall with five 3s. He needs 60 points to pass Walter Davis and become the Suns’ career scoring leader. ... Phoenix, coming off a 121-113 home loss to Minnesota on Wednesday, has won six of eight.
Warriors: C Kevon Looney broke his nose against the Thunder and wore a protective mask. ... Coach Steve Kerr gave big man Quinten Post a second straight start after he played just eight minutes and fouled three times Wednesday. He had nine points and eight rebounds.
Key moment Grayson Allen had an alley-oop dunk off a nearly three-quarter court bounce pass from Booker late in the first half. llen scored five straight points starting with that sequence as the Suns took a 62-51 halftime lead.
Key stat Aside from Moody and Brandin Podziemski going 4 of 7 on 3s, the Warriors struggled, finishing 16 for 44.
Up next The Suns visit the Trail Blazers on Saturday night for a back-to-back and the first of two straight at Portland over three days, while the Warriors host Orlando on Monday night.