Stephen Curry scored 28 points, including five 3-pointers, while Moses Moody came off the bench to add 24 points with five 3s, as the Golden State Warriors built a commanding early lead and held on for a 118–107 victory over the short-handed Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night.
Devin Booker led the Suns with a season-high 38 points, making all 11 of his free throws, News.Az reports, citing ESPN.
Mark Williams contributed 16 points and a season-best 16 rebounds, while Grayson Allen added another 16. The Suns, missing Dillon Brooks and Jalen Green due to injuries, trailed 68–49 at halftime but rallied with a 20–6 run late in the third quarter to pull within 92–83.
Quinten Post tallied 14 points, six rebounds, and four 3-pointers for Golden State, while Brandin Podziemski added 13 points and Buddy Hield chipped in 12.
The win marked a balanced effort for a Warriors squad coming off a grueling stretch of seven games in five cities over 12 days, with another road game in Sacramento on Wednesday to complete a back-to-back.
Golden State improved to 4–0 at home, while Phoenix dropped its fourth straight road game to start the season.
Jimmy Butler, who entered the game questionable with lower back soreness, started and helped spark an early 11–0 Warriors run but did not return after halftime, finishing with two points on 1-for-5 shooting in 14 minutes. Al Horford sat out to rest his left toe injury.
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