Golden State Warriors at Phoenix Suns
Recap
PHOENIX – Devin Booker scored 43 points, Miles Bridges added 16 and the Phoenix Suns won their home opener for the fifth straight season by beating the short-handed Golden State Warriors 131-122 on Saturday night. The Warriors — who were playing for the third time in four days — fell to 0-3 for the first time in 19 years while resting several key players, including Stephen Curry (right knee), Brandin Podziemski (low back), Draymond Green (low back) and Al Horford (low back). Booker scored 17 points in the third quarter and Jordan Goodwin hit a 3-pointer just before the buzzer to give the Suns a 102-92 lead entering the fourth. The Warriors hung around for a few more minutes, but the Suns eventually pulled away and Luke Kennard hit a 3 to extend the lead to 117-102 with six minutes left.
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Team stats
Box score
| Players | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FGM | FGA | 3PM | 3PA | FTM | FTA | PF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De'Anthony MeltonG | 27 | 25 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Charles BasseyC | 13 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Georges NiangF | 23 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Yaxel LendeborgF | 36 | 26 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Malevy LeonsF | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Graham IkeF | 26 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Brandon WilliamsG | 24 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 1 |
| LJ CryerG | 14 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Gary Payton IIG | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gui SantosF | 23 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
| Will RichardG | 31 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Totals | 238 | 122 | 44 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 41 | 91 | 17 | 39 | 23 | 32 | 22 |