Game ID: 22500739
Golden State Warriors @ Phoenix Suns
Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 10:00 PM ET
Mortgage Matchup Center, Phoenix, AZ
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHX 29 26 27 15 97GSW 25 34 17 25 101
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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 1/29 · 1 day's restOUT Booker missed 2 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Green missed 2 since 1/25, out tonight
BACK Bouyea back 1/25 after 10, 19 min since (143% of 13)
BACK Fleming back 1/25 after 4, 5 min since (44% of 12)
PHX availability going into 1/30 · back-to-backOUT Booker missed 3 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Green missed 3 since 1/25, returns tonight: 16 min (57% of 27)
BACK Bouyea back 1/25 after 10, 19 min since (146% of 13)
BACK Fleming back 1/25 after 4, 4 min since (36% of 12)
PHX availability going into 2/01 · 1 day's restOUT Booker missed 4 since 1/25, out tonight
BACK Green back 1/30 after 3, 16 min since (57% of 27)
BACK Bouyea back 1/25 after 10, 20 min since (150% of 13)
BACK Fleming back 1/25 after 4, 5 min since (39% of 12)
PHX availability going into 2/03 · 1 day's restOUT Booker missed 5 since 1/25, out tonight
BACK Green back 1/30 after 3, 16 min since (57% of 27)
BACK Bouyea back 1/25 after 10, 18 min since (136% of 13)
BACK Fleming back 1/25 after 4, 4 min since (37% of 12)
PHX availability going into 2/05 · 1 day's restOUT Booker missed 6 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Green missed 2 since 2/01, out tonight
NEW Allen 28 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Bouyea 13 to 18 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 2/07 · 1 day's restOUT Booker missed 7 since 1/25, returns tonight: 32 min (95% of 34)
OUT Green missed 3 since 2/01, returns tonight: 17 min (61% of 27)
OUT Fleming missed 2 since 2/03, out tonight
PHX availability going into 2/10 · 2 days' restOUT Fleming missed 3 since 2/03, out tonight
BACK Booker back 2/07 after 7, 32 min since (95% of 34)
BACK Green back 1/30 after 3, 16 min since (59% of 27)
PHX availability going into 2/11 · back-to-backOUT Allen missed 2 since 2/07, out tonight
OUT Fleming missed 4 since 2/03, returns tonight: 20 min (168% of 12)
BACK Booker back 2/07 after 7, 32 min since (96% of 34)
BACK Green back 2/07 after 3, 19 min since (68% of 27)
PHX availability going into 2/19 · 7 days' restOUT Allen missed 3 since 2/07, out tonight
BACK Booker back 2/07 after 7, 32 min since (96% of 34)
BACK Green back 2/07 after 3, 19 min since (68% of 27)
BACK Fleming back 2/11 after 4, 20 min since (168% of 12)
GSW availability going into 1/26 · back-to-backOUT Set. Curry missed 24 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Leons missed 2 since 1/22, returns tonight: 9 min (85% of 11)
BACK Kuminga back 1/20 after 16, 15 min since (64% of 24)
BACK Santos back 1/20 after 2, 17 min since (84% of 20)
GSW availability going into 1/28 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 2 since 1/25, out tonight
OUT Set. Curry missed 25 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Santos back 1/20 after 2, 20 min since (95% of 20)
BACK Leons back 1/26 after 2, 9 min since (85% of 11)
GSW availability going into 1/30 · 1 day's restOUT Kuminga missed 3 since 1/25, not on tonight's roster
OUT Cryer missed 2 since 1/26, out tonight
OUT Set. Curry missed 26 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Santos back 1/20 after 2, 20 min since (97% of 20)
BACK Leons back 1/26 after 2, 7 min since (59% of 11)
GSW availability going into 2/03 · 3 days' restOUT Cryer missed 3 since 1/26, out tonight
OUT Payton II missed 2 since 1/28, returns tonight: 9 min (56% of 16)
OUT Set. Curry missed 27 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Leons back 1/26 after 2, 7 min since (59% of 11)
GSW availability going into 2/05 · 1 day's restOUT Cryer missed 4 since 1/26, out tonight
OUT Set. Curry missed 28 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Payton II back 2/03 after 2, 9 min since (56% of 16)
BACK Leons back 1/26 after 2, 6 min since (50% of 11)
GSW availability going into 2/07 · 1 day's restOUT Ste. Curry missed 2 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Cryer missed 5 since 1/26, out tonight
OUT Set. Curry missed 29 since 12/06, out tonight
BACK Payton II back 2/03 after 2, 14 min since (88% of 16)
BACK Leons back 1/26 after 2, 6 min since (50% of 11)
NEW Santos 20 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Hield 18 to 23 min over the last 4
GSW availability going into 2/09 · 1 day's restOUT Ste. Curry missed 3 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Cryer missed 6 since 1/26, out tonight
OUT Set. Curry missed 30 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Leons missed 2 since 2/05, out tonight
BACK Payton II back 2/03 after 2, 15 min since (98% of 16)
NEW Santos 20 to 27 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/11 · 1 day's restOUT Ste. Curry missed 4 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Cryer missed 7 since 1/26, out tonight
OUT Set. Curry missed 31 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Leons missed 3 since 2/05, out tonight
BACK Payton II back 2/03 after 2, 17 min since (111% of 16)
NEW Santos 20 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Spencer 19 to 25 min over the last 5
GSW availability going into 2/19 · 7 days' restOUT Ste. Curry missed 5 since 2/03, out tonight
OUT Porziņģis missed 2 since 2/09, returns tonight: 17 min (73% of 24)
OUT Cryer missed 8 since 1/26, out tonight
OUT Set. Curry missed 32 since 12/06, out tonight
OUT Leons missed 4 since 2/05, out tonight
BACK Payton II back 2/03 after 2, 17 min since (107% of 16)
NEW Santos 20 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Spencer 19 to 30 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 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 111, shooting 48 percent and 42 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brooks at 25 and Allen at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Booker (6 straight), Green (2 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 112, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Ste. Curry at 25 and Moody at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Cryer (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the arc, Phoenix at 42 percent from three to Golden State's 35 and the turnovers, Golden State giving it away 18 times a game to Phoenix's 13. Call it Phoenix 115, Golden State 111, Golden State keeping it close.
1/29 vs DET 114-96 — PHX notes
PHX won 114-96. PHX shot 47% (37 of 79) to DET's 43%, 16 of 42 from three, and went to the line 29 times to DET's 21 — 24 points from the stripe to their 16. PHX turned it over 15 times to DET's 9, and DET turned those into 8 steals. The glass went 47-37 for them. Brooks led with 40 (13 of 22, 4 of 7 from three, 10 of 12 at the line); Allen added 24, Gillespie 16. The hinge was Q2, 37-25: a lead of 4 became 16, and the lead reached 21. Goodwin was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
1/30 vs CLE 126-113 — PHX notes
PHX won 126-113. PHX shot 53% (45 of 85) to CLE's 46%, 23 of 48 from three, and went to the line 18 times to CLE's 11 — 13 points from the stripe to their 8. Brooks led with 27 (9 of 14, 2 of 4 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Goodwin added 17, Gillespie 16. The hinge was Q3, 45-32: a lead of 5 became 18, and the lead reached 33. G. Allen was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
2/01 vs LAC 93-117 — PHX notes
PHX lost 93-117. PHX took 10 more shots (93 to 83), fed by 10 offensive rebounds, but shot 33% to LAC's 52%, 19 of 46 from three, and got to the line 18 times to LAC's 34. PHX turned it over 4 times to LAC's 17. The glass went 35-63 against them. Allen led with 23 (7 of 21, 4 of 13 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Brooks added 22, Gillespie 12. Q2 was theirs, 23-25, but the other 3 periods went 92-70 against them. Livers's -27 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/03 @ POR 130-125 — PHX notes
PHX won 130-125. PHX shot 52% (50 of 97) to POR's 49%, 20 of 41 from three. PHX turned it over 11 times to POR's 17. Gillespie led with 30 (10 of 17, 8 of 14 from three); Allen added 24, Williams 24. The hinge was Q3, 34-22: PHX came in trailing by 5 and left it ahead by 7. PHX trailed 67-72 at the half and won the second half 63-53. Ighodaro was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
2/05 vs GSW 97-101 — PHX notes
PHX lost 97-101. PHX shot 46% (38 of 82) to GSW's 43%, 16 of 43 from three, and got to the line 6 times to GSW's 20. Brooks led with 24 (10 of 24, 2 of 6 from three); Allen added 21, Gillespie 11. Q3 was theirs, 27-17, turning a 4-point deficit into a 6-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 84-70 against them. They led by as many as 14.
2/07 vs PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 43 from three, 17 free throws a game; Brooks at 25 and Allen at 21 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Booker (7 straight), Green (3 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Embiid at 34 and Maxey at 25 a game. Without George (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the arc, Phoenix at 43 percent from three to Philadelphia's 37 and the line, where Philadelphia takes 24 free throws a game to Phoenix's 17. Call it Phoenix 114, Philadelphia 113, Philadelphia keeping it close.
2/10 vs DAL — 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 110 a night and allowing 113, shooting 45 percent and 40 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brooks at 22 and Allen at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. 2 days' rest. Dallas comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 123, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Flagg at 33 and Williams at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. 2 days' rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the defense, Phoenix allowing 113 a night to Dallas's 123 and the glass, where Dallas has been minus-4 a night and Phoenix minus-10. Call it Phoenix 117, Dallas 112.
2/11 vs OKC — 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 109 a night and allowing 113, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 16 free throws a game; Allen at 23 and Brooks at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Allen (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 108, shooting 46 percent and 39 from three, 25 free throws a game; Wallace at 16 and Holmgren at 15 a game. Without Gilgeous-Alexander (3 straight), Mitchell (9 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where OKC has been plus-1 a night and Phoenix minus-8 and the line, where OKC takes 25 free throws a game to Phoenix's 16. Call it OKC 115, Phoenix 110.
2/19 @ SAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 130 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 27 and Castle at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. 7 days' rest. Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 116, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 15 free throws a game; Brooks at 22 and Williams at 13 a game. Without Allen (3 straight). 7 days' rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-10 a night and Phoenix minus-1 and the line, where San Antonio takes 24 free throws a game to Phoenix's 15. Call it San Antonio 120, Phoenix 112.
1/26 @ MIN 83-108 — GSW notes
GSW lost 83-108. GSW took 14 more shots (95 to 81), fed by 11 offensive rebounds, but shot 35% to MIN's 46%, 9 of 39 from three, and got to the line 13 times to MIN's 26. The glass went 45-56 against them. Post led with 13 (5 of 12, 3 of 7 from three); Podziemski added 12, Santos 11. Q1 was theirs, 20-21, but the other 3 periods went 87-63 against them. Hield's -20 in 29 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/28 @ UTA 140-124 — GSW notes
GSW won 140-124. GSW shot 53% (46 of 86) to UTA's 49%, 23 of 54 from three, and went to the line 30 times to UTA's 24 — 25 points from the stripe to their 21. Curry led with 27 (7 of 14, 4 of 10 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Moody added 26, Santos 16. The hinge was Q1, 34-24: from level to 10 ahead, and the lead reached 27. Moody was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
1/30 vs DET 124-131 — GSW notes
GSW lost 124-131. GSW shot 44% (40 of 90) to DET's 48%, 18 of 52 from three. The glass went 42-53 against them. Curry led with 23 (7 of 16, 4 of 10 from three); Melton added 18, Santos 16. Q4 was theirs, 29-23, the deficit cut from 13 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 108-95 against them. Horford's -11 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/03 vs PHI 94-113 — GSW notes
GSW lost 94-113. GSW shot 47% (37 of 78) to PHI's 45%, 19 of 48 from three, and got to the line 2 times to PHI's 21. GSW turned it over 20 times to PHI's 12, and PHI turned those into 9 steals. The glass went 33-56 against them. Santos led with 13 (5 of 7, 3 of 5 from three); Spencer added 13, Moody 12. Q1 was theirs, 32-31, but the other 3 periods went 82-62 against them. Green's -27 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
2/05 @ PHX 101-97 — GSW notes
GSW won 101-97. GSW shot 43% (33 of 76) to PHX's 46%, 20 of 55 from three, and went to the line 20 times to PHX's 6 — 15 points from the stripe to their 5. Spencer led with 20 (6 of 11, 6 of 10 from three); Santos added 18, Melton 17. The hinge was Q4, 25-15: GSW came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 4. Melton was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
2/07 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 115, shooting 53 percent and 31 from three, 27 free throws a game; Dončić at 26 and James at 19 a game. One day's rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 115, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Santos at 15 and Melton at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Ste. Curry (2 straight), Cryer (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the line, where the Lakers take 27 free throws a game to Golden State's 20 and the glass, where the Lakers have been minus-1 a night and Golden State minus-6. Call it the Lakers 117, Golden State 112.
2/09 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 112 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 20 free throws a game; Moody at 16 and Santos at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Ste. Curry (3 straight), Cryer (6 straight). One day's rest. Memphis comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 128, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 26 free throws a game; Jerome at 20 and Wells at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Aldama (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Golden State wins, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 114 a night to Memphis's 128 and the turnovers, Golden State giving it away 17 times a game to Memphis's 13. Call it Golden State 120, Memphis 114.
2/11 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 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 17 free throws a game; Santos at 16 and Moody at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Ste. Curry (4 straight), Cryer (7 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 113, shooting 51 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 26 and Castle at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 12 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: San Antonio wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-12 a night and Golden State minus-5 and the line, where San Antonio takes 24 free throws a game to Golden State's 17. Call it San Antonio 115, Golden State 114, Golden State keeping it close.
2/19 vs BOS — 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 104 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 14 free throws a game; Moody at 15 and Spencer at 15 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Ste. Curry (5 straight), Porziņģis (2 straight), Cryer (8 straight). 7 days' rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 101, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 15 free throws a game; Brown at 28 and Pritchard at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. 7 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-7 a night and Golden State minus-4 and the defense, Boston allowing 101 a night to Golden State's 111. Call it Boston 110, Golden State 109, Golden State keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHXCG C. Gillespie
DB D. Brooks
GA G. Allen
IL I. Livers
JB J. Bouyea
JG J. Goodwin
MW M. Williams
OI O. Ighodaro
RD R. Dunn
RO R. O'Neale
GSWAH A. Horford
BP B. Podziemski
DG D. Green
DM D. Melton
GP G. Payton II
GS G. Santos
MM M. Moody
PS P. Spencer
QP Q. Post
WR W. Richard
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
Warriors erase 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Suns 101-97
PHOENIX -- — Pat Spencer scored a career-high 20 points, Gui Santos added 18 and the shorthanded Golden State Warriors erased a 14-point deficit in the fourth quarter to beat the Phoenix Suns 101-97 on Thursday night.
The Suns had a chance to pull ahead in the final seconds, but Dillon Brooks missed a 3-pointer and Golden State's Gary Payton II came up with the rebound before Moses Moody fed De'Anthony Melton for a layup as time expired.
Phoenix took an 82-76 lead into the fourth quarter after holding Golden State to 17 points in the third. The Suns pushed the advantage to 90-76 less than two minutes into the fourth after Collin Gillespie hit 3s on back-to-back offensive possessions.
But the Warriors weren't done, methodically cutting into the advantage before Melton made a layup to tie the game at 97-all with 55.8 seconds remaining. Santos made a fast-break layup with 28.7 seconds remaining to put Golden State up 99-97.
Brooks led the Suns with 24 points. Grayson Allen had 21. Phoenix made just six field goals in the fourth quarter, scoring just 15 points.
Allen fed Oso Ighodaro for a dunk that gave the Suns a 97-91 lead with 3:55 left, but they didn't score again. Allen landed awkwardly a few moments later, left the game with a little more than three minutes left and did not return. The Suns said it was a right knee injury.
The Suns were without guards Devin Booker (ankle) and Jalen Green (hamstring/hip). The Warriors didn’t have Stephen Curry (knee) or new forward Kristaps Porzingis , who hasn’t joined the team after being acquired from the Hawks in a trade .
The Warriors took a 59-55 lead into halftime after attempting 37 3-pointers and making 15. Spencer led Golden State with 15 points before the break on five 3-pointers. Brooks had 15 for the Suns.
Porzingis is expected to join the Warriors on Friday in Los Angeles, but coach Steve Kerr was skeptical he'd be ready to play against the Lakers.
Also on Thursday, the Warriors announced they traded reserve forward/center Trayce Jackson-Davis to the Raptors for a second round pick.
Up next Warriors: At Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday.