of golden state warriors dropped 2-2 on the season after losing 134-105 to Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night.their First trip of the season, the Warriors traveled to Phoenix for a possible postseason preview.Most fans expected Golden State to face the Suns in last season’s Western Conference Finals, but Phoenix Dallas Mavericks.
The Suns got off to an offensive start through the quarter, leading 37–29 at the end of the first quarter. As has been the story of most of his Warriors games this season, both teams flew aggressively, but Dubs struggled to slow his opponents down.
Golden State tried out a new second unit that demoted Jonathan Kuminga to Moses Moody’s bench and added small forward Andrew Wiggins to its young lineup, and showed some promising moments Tuesday. A 12-2 run to start the second quarter easily tied the game at 39 before a small Suns run.
This time, the Warriors’ starter struggled to regain momentum on the bench, going 72-66 going into the second half. The Warriors allowed at least 70 points in the first half in three of his four games in the first half. A disappointing sign from a team that has been one of the most consistent defensive teams in the league over the past two years.
One thing that’s still waiting for the dubs this season is that they’re throwing different looks at their defense. I was throwing out 2 zones, box and 1, triangle and 2.
So far they’ve been vanilla with their scheme.
— Joe Viray (@JoeVirayNBA) October 26, 2022
Golden State was frustrated with umpire calls during the game.The Suns had 25 free throws before the Warriors attempted 10. This disparity, coupled with history between both teams, came to a head midway through the third quarter when the referee served his seven technical fouls in his four minutes. kick out klay thompson This was the first ejection of Thompson’s NBA career.
Already struggling defensively, the Warriors fell off a cliff after Thompson left the game. The Suns went 11-0 and he led 105-86 into the fourth quarter and never looked back.
The Warriors’ reserves gave Phoenix the lead, and Steph’s 3-lead cut the lead to 12 with 7:32 left in regulation. Suns head his coach, Monty Williams, Golden called a timeout in an attempt to dampen his state’s momentum, and the Warriors couldn’t get any closer.
Booker scored a game-high 34 points with 2 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals on a +32 plus/minus. Deandre Ayton had a double-double with 16 points and 14 rebounds. Chris Paul also recorded 16 points, 7 rebounds and 9 assists.
Curry led the Warriors with 21 points, seven rebounds and eight assists, but was unusually inefficient off the field (17-7), missing two of his five free-throw attempts. Draymond Green finished with 14 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals, the second-best player for the Dubs, but committed five turnovers.Andrew Wiggins, Moody, James Weisman and Jordan Poole also finished in double figures.
Poole and Weisman continued to score points off the bench, scoring 29 points on 11-for-20 shooting from the field, while Dubs continued to struggle on the scoreboard, going -15 and -19 plus/minus. Respectively.
The Warriors are home and will face the Miami Heat on Thursday. Opening hints are scheduled for 7pm Pacific Time.
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