PHOENIX (AP) Devin Booker scored 27 points, Kevin Durant added 21 and the Phoenix Suns beat the Golden State Warriors 113-105 on Saturday night.
Tyus Jones added 19 points and nine assists, making 7 of 9 shots, including 4 of 5 3-pointers. Grayson Allen added 17. The Suns made 18 of 35 (51.4%) shots from 3-point range.
Golden State has lost four in a row. Stephen Curry led the Warriors with 23 points but shot just 8 of 20 from the field. Andrew Wiggins added 18 points while Draymond Green had 13 points.
The Warriors trailed by 17 at halftime but cut the margin to 85-78 by the start of the fourth quarter after Curry poured in 15 points. Golden State went on a 9-0 run late in the fourth quarter to pull within 105-99 but Durant made a 3-pointer with 1:42 left to turn back the rally.
The Suns led 66-49 at halftime after making 14 of 21 (66.7%) of their 3-pointers.
Phoenix was playing without starters Bradley Beal (calf) and Jusuf Nurkic (quad). Beal has missed eight of 19 games this season because of various injuries.
Warriors: Golden State’s in a bit of a funk these days after starting the season with a 12-3 record.
Suns: It was a nice bounce-back win for the Suns, who were embarrassed on their home court by the Nets on Wednesday. Jones had a great shooting night, which helped offset Durant’s 7 of 20 shooting night.
Jones made a 3-pointer with 6:28 left to give the Suns a 99-86 lead. The Warriors turned the ball over on the next possession and Booker hit a short jumper for a 15-point advantage.
Allen, Durant, Booker, Jones and Royce O’Neale all had at least three 3-pointers.
Warriors are on the road at the Nuggets on Tuesday night; Suns host the Spurs on Tuesday night.
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STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
S. Curry | 23 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
A. Wiggins | 18 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
D. Green | 13 | 2 | 7 | 3 |
B. Podziemski | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 |
T. Jackson-Davis | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
J. Kuminga | 12 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
B. Hield | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
K. Looney | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
L. Waters III | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
K. Anderson | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
G. Payton II | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
P. Spencer | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
M. Moody | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
G. Santos | – | – | – | – |
R. Beekman | – | – | – | – |
Total | 105 | 43 | 28 | 17 |
STARTERS | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
D. Booker | 27 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
K. Durant | 21 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
T. Jones | 19 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
G. Allen | 17 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
M. Plumlee | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
BENCH | PTS | REB | AST | PF |
R. O’Neale | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
M. Morris | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
O. Ighodaro | 6 | 8 | 0 | 3 |
R. Dunn | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
D. Lee | – | – | – | – |
J. Okogie | – | – | – | – |
T. Washington Jr. | – | – | – | – |
B. Bol | – | – | – | – |
J. Bridges | – | – | – | – |
Total | 113 | 45 | 31 | 13 |