National Basketball Association
Phoenix 108, Golden State 104
When: 10:00 PM ET, Tuesday, October 24, 2023
Where: Chase Center, San Francisco, California
Officials:
#58 Josh Tiven, #77 Karl Lane, #53 John Butler
Attendance:
18064
By Field Level Media
Devin Booker capped a game-high 32-point performance with three key assists down the stretch Tuesday night, allowing the Phoenix Suns to get past the Golden State Warriors for a 108-104 victory in San Francisco on the NBA's opening night.
A seesaw affair was a one-point game in the Suns' favor before Booker found Josh Okogie in the left corner for a 3-pointer that opened a 103-99 lead with 1:09 to play.
Stephen Curry countered with two free throws, but Booker then drew the defense and spotted Eric Gordon open for another 3-pointer, this one creating a five-point difference with just 44.7 seconds left.
Golden State, which lost three of four games to Phoenix last season, came back one more time on a Curry 3-pointer off an offensive rebound to get within 106-104 with 31.4 seconds left.
But after a timeout, the ball found its way to Booker, who this time drilled a completion to Jusuf Nurkic for a layup that produced the game's final points with 10.3 seconds remaining.
The assists were Nos. 6, 7 and 8 for Booker, who played without new backcourt sidekick Bradley Beal, out with a back injury.
Kevin Durant chipped in with an 18-point, 10-rebound double-double for Phoenix, and Nurkic had a double-double of his own with 14 points and a game-high 14 rebounds.
Okogie, whose late 3-pointer came on his only attempt of the game from beyond the arc, finished with 17 points, while Gordon, who missed his first seven 3-point attempts before making the last two, contributed 10 points off the bench.
The Suns outscored the Warriors 33-30 on 3-pointers despite taking 10 fewer attempts (43-33).
Curry paced six Warriors in double figures with 27 points but misfired on 10 of his 14 3-point tries.
Klay Thompson had 15 points, Chris Paul added 14 to complement a game-high nine assists and reserve Jonathan Kuminga scored 12 points for the Warriors, who were without Draymond Green (ankle).
Phoenix built a 15-point lead by halftime thanks in large part to 21 points from Booker before the break. But Golden State rallied in the third quarter, putting together a colossal 21-2 run that gave it a 73-66 lead with 5:00 to go until the fourth.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Phoenix |
|
Golden State |
Devin Booker 32 |
Scoring |
Stephen Curry 27 |
Devin Booker 8 |
Assists |
Chris Paul 9 |
Jusuf Nurkic 14 |
Rebounds |
Kevon Looney 11 |
Devin Booker 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Stephen Curry 7 |
Devin Booker 1 |
Steals |
Moses Moody 3 |
Drew Eubanks 3 |
Blocks |
Dario Saric 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Phoenix
|
108 |
44.2 |
11-33 |
13-17 |
23 |
60 |
7 |
5 |
19 |
Golden State
|
104 |
35.6 |
10-43 |
22-28 |
19 |
49 |
6 |
11 |
11 |
Upcoming Games
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Golden State will play their next game on the road against Sacramento. The Warriors have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .000 after a loss.
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Phoenix will play their next game on the road against L.A. Lakers. The Suns have a W/L % of 1.000 after a win and .000 after a loss.