San Francisco— Stephen Curry 28 points, nine rebounds and six assists, Jimmy Butler scored 25 points, and Golden State Warriors broke the three-game losing streak by defeating phoenix sun 119-116 Saturday night.
Jordan GoodwinA 3-pointer with 1:10 left made it a two-point game, before Butler responded with a driving layup and three-point play on the other end. Colin Gillespie missed a baseline 3 with 18 seconds left and Curry converted a pair of free throws, before Gillespie connected from deep with 10 seconds left – and Curry scored again to finish 5 of 6 for 14 points in the fourth quarter.
devin booker Scored 38 points for the Suns. dillon brooks Scored 22 points and made his first five shots as Phoenix took a 44-32 lead after shooting 70.8% in the opening quarter, but ran into foul trouble late.
draymond green He was ejected with 10:39 minutes remaining in the first half due to persistent technical fouls – the first time for pushing Gillespie from behind and then the second time for apparently persistent arguing – and coach Steve Kerr also received a technical foul for protesting the ejection.
Green received his first technical for pushing Gillespie from behind when his drive was blocked on the other end, starting a heated back-and-forth. Green’s second technical then came to apparently continue the arraignment, as he continued to advance despite attempts by teammates, Warriors officials and security to push him away.
The game quickly became the second consecutive Test match between the teams after Phoenix won 99-98 at home on Thursday. Brooks was called for Flagrant 1 foul with 38.3 seconds left when he hit Curry in the stomach after a 3-point attempt.
Two nights later, Brooks was criticized at every opportunity by fans at the Chase Center, then at the Warriors forward Tracy Jackson-Davis A rough offensive foul on Brooks late in the second quarter sent the Suns star hard to the floor.
golden state guard buddy heald His streak of playing 199 consecutive regular season games was broken. TeamMite Jonathan Kuminga Missed the game due to illness.
The Suns return to the desert to host the Lakers on Tuesday night while the Warriors host Orlando on Monday.
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