Golden State Warriors — Phoenix Suns 116:113: result and stats

Golden State Warriors host Phoenix Suns at Chase Center with the home side riding a four-game winning streak and the visitors still searching for an identity. The Warriors are 4-3 and have won four straight, most recently a 124-112 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. The Suns are 1-3, have lost two in a row and arrive in San Francisco with a roster still integrating new pieces around Devin Booker. The records point one way; the return of Stephen Curry and Draymond Green points even more firmly in the same direction.

Golden State's streak and the Curry return

Golden State have found their rhythm after an uneven start. The Warriors have won four consecutive games, and the clearest explanation is the health and availability of their core. Stephen Curry and Draymond Green sat out the first night of a back-to-back against the Clippers, a deliberate choice by head coach Steve Kerr to have them fresh for this rematch. Curry enters the game on a remarkable run: he scored 99 points across three straight wins, hitting 17 of his 33 three-point attempts in that stretch.

Yaxel Lendeborg has been the unexpected catalyst. The forward poured in a season-best 37 points against the Clippers, connecting on six three-pointers, and had 26 points in the earlier meeting with Phoenix. His ability to punish help defence has given the Warriors a third scoring option behind Curry and Jimmy Butler III, and his rebounding has helped a team that has been ordinary on the glass. When Curry and Green share the floor with Lendeborg, Golden State have a balanced attack that is difficult to guard.

Phoenix's slow start and Booker's cooling

The Suns opened the season with a 131-122 win over these same Warriors, a game in which Devin Booker erupted for 43 points. Since then, Phoenix have lost three of four, and Booker has cooled dramatically: he has totaled just 23 points on 8-of-26 shooting in losses to Oklahoma City and Denver. The five-time All-Star has acknowledged that the Suns are still getting to know each other, particularly after the offseason addition of Miles Bridges, who is averaging 7.3 rebounds but has yet to find a consistent offensive rhythm alongside Booker.

The supporting cast has been uneven. Collin Gillespie has provided creation at 5.8 assists per game, and Luke Kennard is shooting 53.8 per cent from three, but the Suns lack a reliable secondary scorer when Booker is crowded. Mark Williams is out with a shoulder injury, leaving Phoenix thin in the interior. The result is an offence that ranks 23rd in the league at 108.7 points per game, a figure that will be tested against a Warriors defence that has improved during its winning streak.

The injury report and the rotation question

The most important name on the report is Curry, who is expected to play after resting against the Clippers. Green is also set to return, giving Golden State its preferred starting five. The Warriors will be without Moses Moody (knee), Jimmy Butler III (knee) and Kristaps Porzingis (illness), while Gui Santos is out with knee tendinitis. That leaves Kerr with a shortened rotation, but the return of his two stars compensates for the absences.

For Phoenix, Mark Williams remains out with a shoulder injury, and Oso Ighodaro is listed as questionable. The Suns have been cautious with Williams, who is expected to miss an extended period. If Ighodaro cannot play, Phoenix will be even thinner inside against a Golden State front line that has been more aggressive on the boards during its streak. The health disparity is the clearest structural advantage for the home side.

Head-to-head and the revenge angle

The recent series has been closely contested. The teams split their four meetings last season, and the Warriors won the regular-season series 3-1 in 2025-26, with an average margin of victory of just 4.8 points. Phoenix took the first encounter this season 131-122 behind Booker's 43-point outburst, a game in which Golden State rested Curry, Green and Al Horford. The Warriors have not forgotten that result, and the rematch offers a chance to measure themselves against a division rival with their full complement available.

Historically, the Suns hold the edge with 153 all-time wins against the Warriors, their most against any franchise. But recent form and availability tilt the matchup toward Golden State. The Warriors are 3-1 in their last four against Phoenix when Curry plays, and they have won the last two meetings at Chase Center.

The numbers and the likely shape of the game

Golden State are rated about 58 per cent likely to win, with Phoenix at roughly 42 per cent, a gap that has narrowed slightly since the line opened. The expected combined score is around 228 points, in line with a total line of 227.5. A likely scoreline keeps the game in the low-to-mid 120s, where the Warriors' depth and home advantage should tell.

For Phoenix to pull the upset, Booker must rediscover his shooting touch, Bridges needs to provide secondary scoring, and the Suns must survive on the glass without Williams. For Golden State, the equation is simpler: protect the ball, let Curry orchestrate against a defence that has struggled to contain him, and lean on Lendeborg to punish the help rotations that follow. A win would extend the Warriors' streak to five and confirm that their early-season wobble is behind them; a loss would hand Phoenix a valuable road win and deepen the sense that Golden State's resurgence is still fragile.

Preview prepared from the match data · 2 November