Game Recap: Curry defeats the Suns 113–112 with the game-winning three-pointer.

Game Recap: Curry defeats the Suns 113–112 with the game-winning three-pointer.

The Suns and Warriors went down to the last shot in a postseason setting.

The Golden State Warriors’ game against the Phoenix Suns on Saturday night lived up to the anticipation, as Curry’s game-winning basket helped the Warriors overcome the Suns 113–111.

In Chase Center, there was a palpably heated atmosphere between the Warriors and Suns. The players gave it their all to put on a show while the crowd jeered and roared at every move they made on the court. It was an exciting ride from the start, with both teams displaying excellent ball movement and Steph Curry making nine three-pointers.

Devin Booker, who fought for every inch on the floor, led the Suns with 32 points, including eight of the team’s final 12 points. Seeing that the game was about to get away from him, he took matters into his own hands. It was, however, too little, too late.

The Suns’ early turnover issue—they finished the game with 14 turnovers—was what ultimately cost them the victory. With 33 assists and 17 three-pointers made, you would assume the Suns would have won if they had played from the outside in. However, the ball was moving. However, that was untrue. It’s usually a mistake to give the Warriors too many opportunities during a game.

First-half game flow
Following his 14 assists in the team’s Thursday night victory over the Utah Jazz, Grayson Allen made his first two three-pointers with ease. His accurate shooting and Devin Booker’s desire to get to the line kept the early going in the game competitive. Booker made his first five free throws, which kept the Warriors defense on their toes.

In addition to the playoff atmosphere, it was Jusuf Nurkic and Draymond Green’s first encounter following Draymond’s swing at Nurkic and subsequent suspension.

The beginning of the match was tense as Draymond and Nurkic argued back and forth. The Suns ended the first quarter down 33-28 due to defensive lapses and several turnovers.

Bradley Beal took forced shots, one of which resulted in a charge, and Bol Bol and rookie Royce O’Neale led the Suns’ lineup in the second quarter. The ball began to move a little bit more when Beal sent it to Drew Eubanks, who then made the additional pass to the corner, where Royce took a corner three and drilled it.

The Suns had already turned the ball over ten times, so the defense was still a problem, and the Warriors had the upper hand. The Suns trailed 47–40 in the game, but Josh Okogie rallied them with a corner three and an incredible fade-away jumper off the boards.

This was a game similar to Okogie. players on the ground after every possession and feisty.

The Warriors began to lean toward Kevin Durant as he began to make more shots, which allowed Okogie to go open and make another three. When Booker and Beal were unable to make any shots in the second quarter, Okogie came to the Suns’ rescue. Beal eventually finished the first half with a few shots.

The halftime score for the Suns was 59-58.

The Second Half
Booker emerged from the locker room a new man after scoring five points in a hurry and blocking a shot to start the second half. Setting a good defensive example and drawing a foul on Andrew Wiggins, the lengthier defender, he realized his only.

Nurkic wasn’t done teasing Draymond and attempting to gain mental access. Draymond was given the “too small” penalty by Nurkic after he threw a lay-in over his head and received his first technical foul for stomping all over the court like a baby.

In the third quarter, the game was back and forth, with Steph Curry matching the Suns’ offensive effort with consecutive three-pointers. When the ball was in motion, the Suns’ offense looked fantastic, but their defense was allowing too many easy baskets in the paint.

The Suns lost a chance to take advantage of the Warriors’ scoring slump at the end of the second quarter due to clumsy play. Both Beal and Booker settled for challenging fade-away attempts as they were unable to read the Warriors’ defense. Lester Quinones, who was on the Warriors’ bench, had an impact on defense. As a Suns supporter, this is the last thing you wanted to see. Things are difficult for Booker and Beal because of another lengthy guard.

The Suns were only behind 84-82 going into the fourth quarter despite all of that.

I only bring this up because, along with Eubank, Gordon, and Bol, Beal and Durant are undoubtedly the leaders of this group. They allowed the Warriors to mount a 9-3 run at the beginning of the fourth quarter.

The Suns failed to clear their own path and continued to turn the ball over, which set up a put-back dunk or a Curry three-pointer. The Suns needed to take a timeout to halt the Warriors’ onslaught of play because they looked exhausted and with sagging shoulders.

With five minutes remaining in the game, the Suns had cut the advantage to four points, but Beal was starting to heat up a bit. Durant and Booker were missing shots all over the court. After that, Durant and Booker get going, scoring five points quickly to force a Warriors timeout.

Large, open lanes to the rim on Draymond made layups simple. With 36 seconds remaining in the game, Booker scored eight of the Suns’ next ten points and six straight scores as he realized he had to win this one himself. The Suns led 112-110 at that point. With two seconds remaining in the game, the Warriors had an opportunity to tie the score or take the lead.

Curry made the last three points to put the Suns’.

Next Up
In a rematch with the Sacramento Kings in the Western Conference, the Suns will return to Phoenix. The Suns intend to appear different from tip-off to the final buzzer, testing their ability to keep up with an explosive Kings club that gave up a 24-3 run to conclude the game in a Suns victory.