Game ID: 22400303
Golden State Warriors @ Phoenix Suns
Saturday, November 30, 2024 at 9:00 PM ET
Footprint Center, Phoenix, AZ
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHX 35 31 19 28 113GSW 29 20 29 27 105
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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.
PHX availability going into 11/18 · back-to-backOUT Durant missed 5 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Beal missed 3 since 11/13, out tonight
OUT Gillespie missed 11 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Allen back 11/17 after 2, 24 min since (100% of 24)
BACK Ighodaro back 11/10 after 4, 20 min since (117% of 17)
BACK Morris back 11/12 after 4, 14 min since (114% of 13)
BACK Bol back 11/13 after 11, 6 min since (44% of 12)
NEW Jones 27 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Plumlee 18 to 23 min over the last 4
NEW Okogie 14 to 20 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/20 · 1 day's restOUT Durant missed 6 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Beal missed 4 since 11/13, out tonight
OUT Gillespie missed 12 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Allen back 11/17 after 2, 27 min since (111% of 24)
BACK Morris back 11/12 after 4, 14 min since (112% of 13)
BACK Bol back 11/13 after 11, 6 min since (45% of 12)
NEW Jones 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Ighodaro 17 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Okogie 14 to 22 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/26 · 5 days' restOUT Durant missed 7 since 11/10, returns tonight: 30 min (81% of 36)
OUT Beal missed 5 since 11/13, returns tonight: 27 min (85% of 32)
OUT Gillespie missed 13 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Allen back 11/17 after 2, 25 min since (103% of 24)
BACK Bol back 11/13 after 11, 5 min since (41% of 12)
NEW Jones 27 to 32 min over the last 5
NEW Ighodaro 17 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Okogie 14 to 24 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/27 · back-to-backOUT Gillespie missed 14 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Durant back 11/26 after 7, 30 min since (81% of 36)
BACK Beal back 11/26 after 5, 27 min since (85% of 32)
BACK Allen back 11/17 after 2, 24 min since (100% of 24)
NEW Jones 27 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Ighodaro 17 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Okogie 14 to 19 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/30 · 2 days' restOUT Gillespie missed 15 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Durant back 11/26 after 7, 31 min since (86% of 36)
BACK Beal back 11/26 after 5, 27 min since (85% of 32)
BACK Allen back 11/17 after 2, 25 min since (105% of 24)
NEW Jones 27 to 33 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 12/03 · 2 days' restOUT Gillespie missed 16 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Durant back 11/26 after 7, 33 min since (90% of 36)
BACK Beal back 11/26 after 5, 27 min since (85% of 32)
NEW Jones 27 to 32 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 12/05 · 1 day's restOUT Nurkić missed 2 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Gillespie missed 17 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Okogie missed 2 since 11/30, returns tonight: 11 min (80% of 14)
OUT Bol missed 2 since 11/30, returns tonight: 11 min (87% of 12)
BACK Durant back 11/26 after 7, 29 min since (79% of 36)
BACK Beal back 11/26 after 5, 28 min since (89% of 32)
NEW Jones 27 to 32 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 12/07 · 1 day's restOUT Nurkić missed 3 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Gillespie missed 18 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Durant back 11/26 after 7, 29 min since (79% of 36)
BACK Beal back 11/26 after 5, 30 min since (93% of 32)
BACK Okogie back 12/05 after 2, 11 min since (80% of 14)
BACK Bol back 12/05 after 2, 11 min since (87% of 12)
NEW Jones 27 to 32 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 12/08 · back-to-backOUT Durant missed 2 since 12/05, out tonight
OUT Nurkić missed 4 since 11/30, out tonight
OUT Dunn missed 2 since 12/05, out tonight
OUT Gillespie missed 19 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Okogie back 12/05 after 2, 12 min since (87% of 14)
BACK Bol back 12/05 after 2, 11 min since (87% of 12)
NEW Allen 24 to 29 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/22 · 1 day's restOUT Post missed 2 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Waters III back 11/15 after 2, 21 min since (121% of 17)
BACK Santos back 11/20 after 4, 2 min since (20% of 13)
GSW availability going into 11/23 · back-to-backOUT Post missed 3 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK Waters III back 11/15 after 2, 19 min since (113% of 17)
BACK Santos back 11/20 after 4, 2 min since (20% of 13)
GSW availability going into 11/25 · 1 day's restOUT Post missed 4 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 2 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Waters III back 11/15 after 2, 21 min since (119% of 17)
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 20 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/27 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 2 since 11/23, returns tonight: 28 min (116% of 24)
OUT Post missed 5 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 3 since 11/22, out tonight
NEW Waters III 17 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Jackson-Davis 15 to 20 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 11/30 · 2 days' restOUT Post missed 6 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 4 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Kuminga back 11/27 after 2, 28 min since (116% of 24)
NEW Waters III 17 to 23 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 12/03 · 2 days' restOUT Post missed 7 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 5 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Kuminga back 11/27 after 2, 24 min since (97% of 24)
GSW availability going into 12/05 · 1 day's restOUT Post missed 8 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 6 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Kuminga back 11/27 after 2, 25 min since (105% of 24)
NEW Waters III 17 to 23 min over the last 4
GSW availability going into 12/06 · back-to-backOUT Green missed 2 since 12/03, returns tonight: 26 min (89% of 30)
OUT Waters III missed 2 since 12/03, returns tonight: 20 min (115% of 17)
OUT Post missed 9 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 7 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Kuminga back 11/27 after 2, 27 min since (112% of 24)
GSW availability going into 12/08 · 1 day's restOUT Post missed 10 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Santos missed 8 since 11/22, out tonight
BACK Green back 12/06 after 2, 26 min since (89% of 30)
BACK Kuminga back 11/27 after 2, 27 min since (114% of 24)
BACK Waters III back 12/06 after 2, 20 min since (115% of 17)
NEW Looney 14 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.
Phoenix comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 119, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Booker at 30 and Jones at 13 a game. 2 days' rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 108, shooting 43 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Wiggins at 22 and Curry at 21 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Post (6 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 108 a night to Phoenix's 119. Call it Golden State 114, Phoenix 113, Phoenix keeping it close.
11/18 vs ORL 99-109 — PHX notes
PHX lost 99-109. PHX shot 42% (35 of 83) to ORL's 51%, 12 of 41 from three. Jones led with 18 (7 of 17, 4 of 11 from three); Booker added 17, Allen 17. Q4 was theirs, 31-25, the deficit cut from 16 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 84-68 against them. O'Neale's -15 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/20 vs NYK 122-138 — PHX notes
PHX lost 122-138. PHX shot 49% (45 of 92) to NYK's 58%, 19 of 50 from three. Booker led with 33 (12 of 23, 2 of 7 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); O'Neale added 17, Jones 15. Q3 was theirs, 35-34, the deficit cut from 18 to 17, but the other 3 periods went 104-87 against them. Nurkić's -21 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/26 vs LAL 127-100 — PHX notes
PHX won 127-100. PHX shot 52% (51 of 99) to LAL's 44%, 17 of 42 from three, and got to the line 10 times to LAL's 25. Booker led with 26 (10 of 17, 3 of 7 from three); Durant added 23, Beal 23. The hinge was Q3, 36-18: a lead of 2 became 20, and the lead reached 30. Booker was the night's best plus/minus at +29.
11/27 vs BKN 117-127 — PHX notes
PHX lost 117-127. PHX shot 53% (41 of 77) to BKN's 51%, 12 of 31 from three, and went to the line 28 times to BKN's 22 — 23 points from the stripe to their 21. PHX turned it over 17 times to BKN's 12, and BKN turned those into 8 steals. Booker led with 31 (8 of 18, 3 of 9 from three, 12 of 13 at the line); Durant added 30, Beal 17. Q1 was theirs, 37-34, but the other 3 periods went 93-80 against them. Beal's -23 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/30 vs GSW 113-105 — PHX notes
PHX won 113-105. PHX shot 48% (38 of 79) to GSW's 41%, 18 of 35 from three. Booker led with 27 (8 of 20, 3 of 8 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Durant added 21, Jones 19. The hinge was Q2, 31-20: a lead of 6 became 17. O'Neale was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
12/03 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 116, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 20 free throws a game; Booker at 27 and Durant at 25 a game. 2 days' rest. San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 28 and Barnes at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Sochan (13 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-1 a night and San Antonio minus-4 and the line, where San Antonio takes 26 free throws a game to Phoenix's 20. Call it Phoenix 115, San Antonio 113, San Antonio keeping it close.
12/05 @ NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New Orleans comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 119, shooting 43 percent and 28 from three, 20 free throws a game; McCollum at 23 and Murphy III at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Ingram (5 straight), Jones (18 straight), Williamson (13 straight). 2 days' rest. Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 113, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 20 free throws a game; Booker at 29 and Durant at 22 a game. Without Nurkić (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Phoenix at 41 percent from three to New Orleans's 28 and the glass, where Phoenix has been minus-2 a night and New Orleans minus-7. Call it Phoenix 115, New Orleans 109.
12/07 @ MIA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Miami comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 105, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Herro at 26 and Butler III at 16 a game. Without Jović (6 straight), Ware (4 straight), Richardson (7 straight). 2 days' rest. Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; Booker at 28 and Durant at 22 a game. Without Nurkić (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Miami wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Miami 113, Phoenix 110, Phoenix keeping it close.
12/08 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 103, shooting 47 percent and 31 from three, 23 free throws a game; Wagner at 29 and Suggs at 15 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Banchero (20 straight), Harris (6 straight). One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 114, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; Booker at 27 and Durant at 21 a game. Without Durant (2 straight), Nurkić (4 straight), Dunn (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the arc, Phoenix at 40 percent from three to Orlando's 31 and the defense, Orlando allowing 103 a night to Phoenix's 114. Call it Orlando 112, Phoenix 107.
11/22 @ NOP 112-108 — GSW notes
GSW won 112-108. GSW shot 45% (39 of 87) to NOP's 45%, 12 of 37 from three, and went to the line 29 times to NOP's 22 — 22 points from the stripe to their 14. GSW turned it over 16 times to NOP's 9, and NOP turned those into 10 steals. Wiggins led with 30 (9 of 14, 3 of 5 from three, 9 of 9 at the line); Curry added 19, Hield 12. The hinge was Q1, 34-30: from level to 4 ahead. GSW trailed 62-63 at the half and won the second half 50-45.
11/23 @ SAS 94-104 — GSW notes
GSW lost 94-104. GSW took 10 more shots (95 to 85), fed by 17 offensive rebounds, but shot 38% to SAS's 45%, 14 of 44 from three, and got to the line 13 times to SAS's 19. Wiggins led with 20 (6 of 16, 4 of 10 from three); Curry added 14, Jackson-Davis 12. Q1 was theirs, 29-17, but the other 3 periods went 87-65 against them. They led by as many as 17. Podziemski's -14 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/25 vs BKN 120-128 — GSW notes
GSW lost 120-128. GSW took 10 more shots (93 to 83), fed by 11 offensive rebounds, but shot 48% to BKN's 49%, 19 of 46 from three, and got to the line 17 times to BKN's 30. Curry led with 28 (8 of 17, 8 of 16 from three); Wiggins added 18, Moody 15. Q2 was theirs, 37-24, turning a 4-point deficit into a 9-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 104-83 against them. They led by as many as 18. Anderson's -13 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/27 vs OKC 101-105 — GSW notes
GSW lost 101-105. GSW took 13 more shots (98 to 85), fed by 18 offensive rebounds, but shot 36% to OKC's 46%, 16 of 50 from three. Kuminga led with 19 (8 of 21, 3 of 10 from three); Hield added 17, Wiggins 16. Q3 was theirs, 33-22, the deficit cut from 12 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 83-68 against them. Waters III's -9 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/30 @ PHX 105-113 — GSW notes
GSW lost 105-113. GSW took 13 more shots (92 to 79), but shot 41% to PHX's 48%, 14 of 40 from three. Curry led with 23 (8 of 21, 3 of 10 from three); Wiggins added 18, Green 13. Q3 was theirs, 29-19, the deficit cut from 17 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 94-76 against them. Hield's -15 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/03 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 120, shooting 53 percent and 42 from three, 23 free throws a game; Jokić at 29 and Porter Jr. at 19 a game. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 112, shooting 42 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Curry at 21 and Wiggins at 20 a game. That is 4 straight losses. Without Post (7 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the arc, Denver at 42 percent from three to Golden State's 35 and the defense, Golden State allowing 112 a night to Denver's 120. Call it Denver 117, Golden State 113, Golden State keeping it close.
12/05 vs HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 114, shooting 42 percent and 34 from three, 18 free throws a game; Curry at 22 and Wiggins at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Post (8 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 113, shooting 42 percent and 34 from three, 29 free throws a game; Sengun at 22 and VanVleet at 20 a game. Without Whitmore (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the line, where Houston takes 29 free throws a game to Golden State's 18. Call it Golden State 113, Houston 112, Houston keeping it close.
12/06 vs MIN — 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 108 a night and allowing 112, shooting 43 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Curry at 25 and Kuminga at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Green (2 straight), Waters III (2 straight), Post (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Minnesota comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 97, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Edwards at 21 and Randle at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 97 a night to Golden State's 112 and the turnovers, Minnesota giving it away 16 times a game to Golden State's 12. Call it Minnesota 109, Golden State 107, Golden State keeping it close.
12/08 vs MIN — 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 102 a night and allowing 107, shooting 41 percent and 32 from three, 21 free throws a game; Curry at 23 and Kuminga at 19 a game. Without Post (10 straight). One day's rest. Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 91, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 19 free throws a game; Edwards at 21 and Randle at 17 a game. That is 4 straight wins. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 91 a night to Golden State's 107 and the arc, Minnesota at 37 percent from three to Golden State's 32. Call it Minnesota 106, Golden State 105, Golden State keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
GSWAW A. Wiggins
BH B. Hield
BP B. Podziemski
DG D. Green
GP G. Payton II
JK J. Kuminga
KA K. Anderson
KL K. Looney
LW L. Waters III
MM M. Moody
PS P. Spencer
SC S. Curry
TJ T. Jackson-Davis
PHXDB D. Booker
GA G. Allen
KD K. Durant
MM M. Morris
MP M. Plumlee
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 27, Suns win 113-105 as Warriors lose their 4th straight game
PHOENIX -- — Devin Booker scored 27 points, Kevin Durant added 21 and the Phoenix Suns beat the Golden State Warriors 113-105 on Saturday night.
Tyus Jones added 19 points and nine assists, making 7 of 9 shots, including 4 of 5 3-pointers. Grayson Allen added 17. The Suns made 18 of 35 (51.4%) shots from 3-point range.
Golden State has lost four in a row. Stephen Curry led the Warriors with 23 points but shot just 8 of 20 from the field. Andrew Wiggins added 18 points while Draymond Green had 13 points.
The Warriors trailed by 17 at halftime but cut the margin to 85-78 by the start of the fourth quarter after Curry poured in 15 points. Golden State went on a 9-0 run late in the fourth quarter to pull within 105-99 but Durant made a 3-pointer with 1:42 left to turn back the rally.
The Suns led 66-49 at halftime after making 14 of 21 (66.7%) of their 3-pointers.
Phoenix was playing without starters Bradley Beal (calf) and Jusuf Nurkic (quad). Beal has missed eight of 19 games this season because of various injuries.
Takeaways Warriors: Golden State's in a bit of a funk these days after starting the season with a 12-3 record.
Suns: It was a nice bounce-back win for the Suns, who were embarrassed on their home court by the Nets on Wednesday. Jones had a great shooting night, which helped offset Durant's 7 of 20 shooting night.
Key moment Jones made a 3-pointer with 6:28 left to give the Suns a 99-86 lead. The Warriors turned the ball over on the next possession and Booker hit a short jumper for a 15-point advantage.
Key stat Allen, Durant, Booker, Jones and Royce O'Neale all had at least three 3-pointers.
Up next Warriors are on the road at the Nuggets on Tuesday night; Suns host the Spurs on Tuesday night.