Golden State Warriors @ Phoenix Suns
Tuesday, April 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM ET
PHX Arena, Phoenix, AZ | Game ID: 22401154
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHX 24 19 18 34 95GSW 37 32 26 38 133
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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.
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
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