Overview
- Stephen Curry scored 28 points with 14 in the fourth and Jimmy Butler added 25 as Golden State snapped a three-game skid at Chase Center.
- Rookie Will Richard returned to the rotation with 20 points on 6-for-7 shooting, helping the Warriors’ bench outscore Phoenix’s reserves 52-31 and drive a 48-35 rebounding edge with 26 second-chance points.
- Draymond Green was ejected with 10:39 left in the second quarter after shoving Collin Gillespie and continuing to argue; Steve Kerr was also hit with a technical as the rivalry’s physical tone carried over from Thursday.
- Golden State committed 20 turnovers for the second straight meeting yet prevailed with timely boards and late execution, while Devin Booker’s 38 points led a Suns team that cooled after a 44-point first quarter.
- The rematch followed Phoenix’s 99-98 win decided by a 0.4-second foul on Moses Moody that the NBA’s Last Two-Minute report later ruled correct.