Playing the second half of a back-to-back and again without injured leading scorer Devin Booker, the Suns fell behind by double digits early and spent the rest of the night trying to catch up. “Not quite sure who it is but it’s good to be in that category,” Williams said.

Now the talk is which team is the one to beat in the West, with their next meeting set for Christmas in Phoenix.

He won’t have to worry about that anymore following Phoenix’s first loss since Oct. Williams had tried his best to keep talk about the streak to a minimum while at the same time encouraging his players to relish the ride. Chris Paul added 12 points and eight assists. Facing them is going to be a battle all the time.”ĭeandre Ayton had 23 points and six rebounds for Phoenix. “They got us at their home so we had to come here and protect our house,” Wiggins said. Draymond Green had nine points, nine assists and nine rebounds to go with six steals and three blocks. Three days after going 4 of 21 while missing 11 of 14 3-point tries in Phoenix, Curry shot 8 of 20 with six 3s, five rebounds and five assists.Īndrew Wiggins added 19 points as Golden State extended its home winning streak to 11. Gary Payton II scored on consecutive possessions, added a breakaway two-handed dunk, then followed with a short jumper to put Golden State ahead by 20. The Suns were within 83-74 following a dunk by JaVale McGee early in the fourth quarter but never got closer. When we got to the paint and found guys, it was phenomenal in the second quarter but that’s the only quarter we did it consistently.” “They did a good job of speeding us up,” Williams said. The Warriors (19-3) limited the Suns (19-4) to a season low for scoring and slipped past Phoenix for the best record in the NBA. Kerr’s team flipped the script in the rematch. Golden State was among those who tried and failed, losing 104-96 on Tuesday. That’s something no team had been able to do for more than five weeks as Phoenix erased a 1-3 start and rose to the top of the West standings. We’re trying to catch them and we know they’re the best team in the West until somebody knocks them off.” “We haven’t been in the playoffs for two years. “We know that we’re trying to catch them, not vice-versa,” Kerr said of the defending Western Conference champs. Stephen Curry bounced back from one of the worst shooting nights of his career and scored 23 points, and the Warriors convincingly ended the Suns’ 18-game winning streak with a 118-96 victory on Friday night.

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