Curry leads Warriors past Suns in tense 116-113 win
Stephen Curry scored 34 points as Golden State beat Phoenix 116-113 in San Francisco on November 3, extending the Warriors’ winning streak to five games. Officials sent Draymond Green off during the third quarter, after assessing him two technical fouls.
Golden State rallied from a 17-point deficit to edge Phoenix 116-113 at Chase Center on November 3. The Warriors took their first lead in the fourth quarter and held off a late Suns push; Collin Gillespie’s three-point attempt at the buzzer missed the mark.
Curry led all scorers with 34 points, including 25 after halftime, and added seven assists and six rebounds. Charles Bassey delivered a career-high 19 points and eight rebounds, while Brandin Podziemski scored 20. Georges Niang added 13 points, and Yaxel Lendeborg had 16.
Green’s night ended early in the third quarter. After a confrontation involving Phoenix center Khaman Maluach and Suns guard Dillon Brooks, Green and Brooks received technicals, and Green was ejected after picking up a second technical in the sequence. The game saw further tensions in the fourth, with Miles Bridges also assessed a technical.
Devin Booker scored 26 for Phoenix but fouled out with less than a minute remaining. Bridges had 21 points, and Brooks finished with 18. The Warriors have won five straight after opening the season 0-3.
Golden State hosts Miami on November 5, while Phoenix is scheduled to host Portland on November 4.