Game ID: 22401154
Golden State Warriors @ Phoenix Suns
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM ET
PHX Arena, Phoenix, AZ
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHX 24 19 18 34 95GSW 37 32 26 38 133
GSW @ PHX ScoutingGSW @ 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.
PHX availability going into 3/30 · 1 day's restOUT Beal missed 6 since 3/17, out tonight
BACK Allen back 3/24 after 6, 13 min since (53% of 24)
BACK Plumlee back 3/26 after 3, 11 min since (61% of 18)
BACK Morris back 3/26 after 3, 6 min since (48% of 13)
BACK Bol back 3/26 after 3, 6 min since (51% of 12)
NEW Dunn 19 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Ighodaro 17 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Gillespie 14 to 23 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 4/01 · 1 day's restOUT Beal missed 7 since 3/17, out tonight
BACK Allen back 3/24 after 6, 14 min since (59% of 24)
BACK Plumlee back 3/26 after 3, 11 min since (65% of 18)
BACK Morris back 3/26 after 3, 8 min since (62% of 13)
BACK Bol back 3/26 after 3, 8 min since (63% of 12)
NEW Ighodaro 17 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Gillespie 14 to 22 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 4/04 · 2 days' restOUT Beal missed 8 since 3/17, returns tonight: 30 min (94% of 32)
BACK Allen back 3/24 after 6, 18 min since (75% of 24)
BACK Plumlee back 3/26 after 3, 11 min since (65% of 18)
BACK Morris back 3/26 after 3, 8 min since (62% of 13)
BACK Bol back 3/26 after 3, 8 min since (63% of 12)
NEW Gillespie 14 to 24 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 4/06 · 1 day's restOUT Plumlee missed 2 since 4/01, out tonight
OUT Morris missed 2 since 4/01, out tonight
BACK Beal back 4/04 after 8, 30 min since (94% of 32)
BACK Bol back 3/26 after 3, 6 min since (47% of 12)
NEW Ighodaro 17 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Gillespie 14 to 23 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 4/08 · 1 day's restOUT Plumlee missed 3 since 4/01, returns tonight: 12 min (68% of 18)
OUT Morris missed 3 since 4/01, returns tonight: 7 min (53% of 13)
BACK Beal back 4/04 after 8, 32 min since (100% of 32)
NEW Dunn 19 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Ighodaro 17 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Gillespie 14 to 23 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 4/09 · back-to-backOUT Bol missed 2 since 4/06, out tonight
BACK Beal back 4/04 after 8, 30 min since (94% of 32)
BACK Plumlee back 4/08 after 3, 12 min since (68% of 18)
BACK Morris back 4/08 after 3, 7 min since (53% of 13)
NEW Dunn 19 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Ighodaro 17 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Gillespie 14 to 23 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 4/11 · 1 day's restOUT Bol missed 3 since 4/06, out tonight
BACK Beal back 4/04 after 8, 32 min since (101% of 32)
BACK Plumlee back 4/08 after 3, 18 min since (101% of 18)
BACK Morris back 4/08 after 3, 7 min since (53% of 13)
NEW Dunn 19 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Ighodaro 17 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Gillespie 14 to 23 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 4/13 · 1 day's restOUT Morris missed 2 since 4/09, returns tonight: 21 min (165% of 13)
OUT Bol missed 4 since 4/06, returns tonight: 5 min (37% of 12)
BACK Beal back 4/04 after 8, 32 min since (98% of 32)
BACK Plumlee back 4/08 after 3, 17 min since (96% of 18)
NEW Dunn 19 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Ighodaro 17 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Gillespie 14 to 20 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 4/01 · 1 day's restOUT Payton II missed 2 since 3/28, out tonight
BACK Curry back 3/28 after 2, 30 min since (92% of 32)
GSW availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Payton II missed 3 since 3/28, out tonight
BACK Curry back 3/28 after 2, 32 min since (99% of 32)
NEW Moody 21 to 28 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 4/04 · back-to-backOUT Payton II missed 4 since 3/28, returns tonight: 2 min (14% of 15)
OUT Jackson-Davis missed 2 since 4/01, returns tonight: 1 min (6% of 15)
BACK Curry back 3/28 after 2, 33 min since (100% of 32)
NEW Moody 21 to 27 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 4/06 · 1 day's restBACK Curry back 3/28 after 2, 33 min since (100% of 32)
BACK Payton II back 4/04 after 4, 2 min since (14% of 15)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 4/04 after 2, 1 min since (6% of 15)
NEW Moody 21 to 27 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 4/08 · 1 day's restBACK Payton II back 4/04 after 4, 11 min since (74% of 15)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 4/04 after 2, 1 min since (9% of 15)
GSW availability going into 4/09 · back-to-backBACK Payton II back 4/04 after 4, 11 min since (74% of 15)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 4/04 after 2, 7 min since (48% of 15)
GSW availability going into 4/11 · 1 day's restOUT Post missed 2 since 4/08, returns tonight: 16 min (101% of 15)
OUT Payton II missed 2 since 4/08, returns tonight: 14 min (93% of 15)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 4/04 after 2, 6 min since (41% of 15)
GSW availability going into 4/13 · 1 day's restBACK Post back 4/11 after 2, 16 min since (101% of 15)
BACK Payton II back 4/04 after 4, 12 min since (80% of 15)
BACK Jackson-Davis back 4/04 after 2, 5 min since (37% of 15)
GSW availability going into 4/20 · 6 days' restBACK Post back 4/11 after 2, 13 min since (84% of 15)
BACK Payton II back 4/11 after 2, 20 min since (128% of 15)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 128, shooting 47 percent and 34 from three, 16 free throws a game; Booker at 31 and Allen at 11 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Plumlee (3 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 42 from three, 21 free throws a game; Curry at 28 and Podziemski at 22 a game. One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 111 a night to Phoenix's 128 and the glass, where Golden State has been plus-4 a night and Phoenix minus-5. Call it Golden State 120, Phoenix 112.
3/30 vs HOU 109-148 — PHX notes
PHX lost 109-148. PHX shot 48% (42 of 87) to HOU's 57%, 10 of 32 from three, and got to the line 17 times to HOU's 25. PHX turned it over 19 times to HOU's 9, and HOU turned those into 14 steals. Booker led with 28 (12 of 17, 1 of 4 from three); Durant added 11, Morris 10. Q4 was theirs, 36-36, but the other 3 periods went 112-73 against them. Durant's -28 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/01 @ MIL 123-133 — PHX notes
PHX lost 123-133. PHX took 18 more shots (92 to 74), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 48% to MIL's 69%, 18 of 45 from three, and went to the line 21 times to MIL's 15 — 17 points from the stripe to their 14. PHX turned it over 13 times to MIL's 18. Booker led with 39 (14 of 32, 3 of 11 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Allen added 23, Gillespie 18. Q2 was theirs, 38-29, the deficit cut from 12 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 104-85 against them. Booker's -20 in 43 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/04 @ BOS 103-123 — PHX notes
PHX lost 103-123. PHX shot 44% (41 of 93) to BOS's 52%, 12 of 37 from three, and got to the line 11 times to BOS's 22. Booker led with 37 (15 of 29, 2 of 6 from three); Ighodaro added 12, O'Neale 12. Q3 was theirs, 28-30, but the other 3 periods went 93-75 against them. Beal's -23 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/06 @ NYK 98-112 — PHX notes
PHX lost 98-112. PHX took 18 more shots (92 to 74), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 42% to NYK's 54%, 4 of 34 from three. Booker led with 40 (16 of 29, 2 of 7 from three, 6 of 7 at the line); Beal added 16, Allen 15. Q4 was theirs, 28-25, the deficit cut from 17 to 14, but the other 3 periods went 87-70 against them. Beal's -12 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/08 vs GSW 95-133 — PHX notes
PHX lost 95-133. PHX shot 40% (35 of 88) to GSW's 48%, 12 of 43 from three, and got to the line 15 times to GSW's 34. The glass went 41-57 against them. Booker led with 21 (7 of 17, 0 of 5 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Dunn added 12, Allen 12. Q4 was theirs, 34-38, but the other 3 periods went 95-61 against them. Booker's -32 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/09 vs OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 130, shooting 44 percent and 29 from three, 17 free throws a game; Booker at 33 and Allen at 13 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 118, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 30 and Jal. Williams at 24 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, OKC at 40 percent from three to Phoenix's 29 and the defense, OKC allowing 118 a night to Phoenix's 130. Call it OKC 121, Phoenix 113.
4/11 vs SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 125, shooting 44 percent and 30 from three, 17 free throws a game; Booker at 31 and Allen at 12 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 115, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; Barnes at 21 and Castle at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, San Antonio allowing 115 a night to Phoenix's 125 and the arc, San Antonio at 37 percent from three to Phoenix's 30. Call it San Antonio 116, Phoenix 114, Phoenix keeping it close.
4/13 @ SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 21 free throws a game; LaVine at 32 and DeRozan at 25 a game. One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 118, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 15 free throws a game; Booker at 27 and Beal at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the arc, Sacramento at 41 percent from three to Phoenix's 31 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-3 a night and Phoenix minus-5. Call it Sacramento 118, Phoenix 111.
4/01 @ MEM 134-125 — GSW notes
GSW won 134-125. GSW shot 42% (42 of 99) to MEM's 48%, 22 of 56 from three, and went to the line 28 times to MEM's 22 — 28 points from the stripe to their 19. GSW turned it over 11 times to MEM's 16. Curry led with 52 (16 of 31, 12 of 20 from three, 8 of 8 at the line); Butler III added 27, Green 13. The hinge was Q1, 45-32: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 17. Curry was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
4/03 @ LAL 123-116 — GSW notes
GSW won 123-116. GSW shot 48% (39 of 82) to LAL's 45%, 19 of 42 from three, and went to the line 31 times to LAL's 23 — 26 points from the stripe to their 20. GSW turned it over 13 times to LAL's 8. Curry led with 37 (10 of 21, 4 of 11 from three, 13 of 14 at the line); Podziemski added 28, Kuminga 18. The hinge was Q2, 34-25: a lead of 4 became 13, and the lead reached 16. Kuminga was the night's best plus/minus at +9.
4/04 vs DEN 118-104 — GSW notes
GSW won 118-104. GSW shot 49% (43 of 88) to DEN's 54%, 16 of 38 from three. GSW turned it over 13 times to DEN's 25. Curry led with 36 (13 of 24, 7 of 15 from three); Podziemski added 26, Butler III 19. The hinge was Q2, 32-16: GSW came in trailing by 10 and left it ahead by 6, and the lead reached 17. Butler III was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
4/06 vs HOU 96-106 — GSW notes
GSW lost 96-106. GSW shot 42% (37 of 89) to HOU's 48%, 16 of 43 from three. GSW turned it over 20 times to HOU's 15, and HOU turned those into 11 steals. Hield led with 20 (7 of 14, 6 of 11 from three); Podziemski added 19, Payton II 16. Q1 was theirs, 24-18, but the other 3 periods went 88-72 against them. They led by as many as 11. Butler III's -18 in 33 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/08 @ PHX 133-95 — GSW notes
GSW won 133-95. GSW shot 48% (45 of 93) to PHX's 40%, 15 of 40 from three, and went to the line 34 times to PHX's 15 — 28 points from the stripe to their 13. The glass went 57-41 for them. Curry led with 25 (9 of 17, 3 of 9 from three); Podziemski added 22, Jackson-Davis 13. The hinge was Q1, 37-24: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 41. Curry was the night's best plus/minus at +31.
4/09 vs SAS — 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 121 a night and allowing 109, shooting 46 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; Curry at 31 and Podziemski at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. San Antonio comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 116, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 17 free throws a game; Barnes at 22 and Castle at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Golden State has been plus-5 a night and San Antonio minus-5 and the line, where Golden State takes 24 free throws a game to San Antonio's 17. Call it Golden State 118, San Antonio 110.
4/11 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 115, shooting 45 percent and 30 from three, 24 free throws a game; Avdija at 32 and Sharpe at 29 a game. Without Simons (5 straight), Grant (15 straight), Avdija (2 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Curry at 26 and Podziemski at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Post (2 straight), Payton II (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Golden State at 39 percent from three to Portland's 30 and the defense, Golden State allowing 107 a night to Portland's 115. Call it Golden State 114, Portland 113, Portland keeping it close.
4/13 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 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 101, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Curry at 22 and Butler III at 19 a game. One day's rest. The Clippers come in 5-0 over their last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 106, shooting 52 percent and 45 from three, 18 free throws a game; Leonard at 25 and Harden at 24 a game. That is 5 straight wins. They have won the glass by 6 a night. Without Coffey (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the arc, the Clippers at 45 percent from three to Golden State's 36 and the line, where Golden State takes 24 free throws a game to the Clippers' 18. Call it Golden State 111, the Clippers 110, the Clippers keeping it close.
4/20 @ HOU — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 121, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 16 free throws a game; Sengun at 21 and Thompson at 15 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Smith Jr. (3 straight). 6 days' rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 105, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 25 free throws a game; Curry at 22 and Butler III at 21 a game. 6 days' rest.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 105 a night to Houston's 121 and the line, where Golden State takes 25 free throws a game to Houston's 16. Call it Golden State 113, Houston 112, Houston keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHXBB B. Beal
CG C. Gillespie
CM C. Martin
DB D. Booker
DL D. Lee
GA G. Allen
MM M. Morris
MP M. Plumlee
NR N. Richards
OI O. Ighodaro
RD R. Dunn
RO R. O'Neale
TJ T. Jones
GSWBH B. Hield
BK B. Key
BP B. Podziemski
DG D. Green
GS G. Santos
JB J. Butler III
JK J. Kuminga
JR J. Rowe
KK K. Knox II
KL K. Looney
MM M. Moody
PS P. Spencer
SC S. Curry
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
Curry scores 25 as the Warriors cruise past the Suns 133-95 and keep pace in West playoff race
PHOENIX -- — Stephen Curry scored 25 points, Brandin Podziemski added 22 and the Golden State Warriors coasted past the Phoenix Suns 133-95 on Tuesday night to keep pace in a crowded Western Conference playoff race.
The Warriors are trying to secure one of the top six seeds in the West, which would keep them out of the play-in tournament. Golden State is currently tied with the Denver Nuggets , Memphis Grizzlies and Los Angeles Clippers at 47-32 for the fourth through seventh spots.
Golden State jumped to a 69-43 lead by halftime. Curry had 19 points before the break, while Podziemski added 17.
The Warriors led by as many as 41 points in the second half.
The Suns — who have lost seven straight — are on the brink of elimination from the postseason race. The only way Phoenix can sneak into the Western Conference play-in tournament is by winning its final three games of the regular season while the Dallas Mavericks lose their last three.
Devin Booker led the Suns with 21 points while Grayson Allen and Ryan Dunn added 12. The 38-point margin of defeat was the team's worst of the season.
Takeaways Warriors: Golden State took care of an inferior opponent on the road and has two more very winnable games in the coming days against the Spurs and Trail Blazers. The season finale against the Clippers could be very important for playoff positioning.
Suns: Phoenix looks like a team ready for the offseason. Booker played well in the first half, but that's about the end of the positives.
Key moment Moses Moody hit a 3-pointer with 8:54 left in the first quarter to give the Warriors a 10-8 lead. They would never trail again.
Key stat The Suns shot just 35 of 88 (39.8%) from the field, including 12 of 43 (27.9%) on threes.
Up next The Warriors host the Spurs on Wednesday. The Suns host the Thunder on Wednesday.