Phoenix, Arizona – Durant help Warriors for their tight game win on the road (106-100) against Phoenix Suns in (Talking Stick Resort Arena).
The Game was started with a basket after a basket, but only Stephen Curry leads the Warriors, who drain early with 2 3pointers and scored the first 10pts of the Golden State Warriors (10-8). Warriors lead as much as 7pts (15-8) but Suns took (16-0) run to regain the lead (24-15). Suns extend that lead to 13pts (30-17) under a minute to play the biggest deficit of both teams in the game.
Warriors edge again the Suns to end the second quarter and trim the lead by only 2pts (57-55).
Photo credit: Kevin Durant, The Canadian Press
Warriors regain their lead after Stephen Curry got fouled on the 3point line and convert the 3 free throws (62-59) but answered directly by Devin Booker after he drain a 3 pointer (62-62). Warriors still managed to end the third quarter with a lead (81-78).
The Suns regain the lead early in the final period (82-81) but they did not match-up the Warriors offense, as Warriors lead as much by 8pts (102-94) their biggest lead of the game against the Suns. Warriors who nearly loses their lead as the Suns went (6-0) run (102-100) but the time now in favor with the Warriors and they force to foul Stephen Curry and made the 2 free throws (104-100) with under 12.9seconds, then Durant fouled again after the Suns failed to convert the basket on the next position to seal a consecutive road win game.
Kevin Durant lead the Warriors with 37pts, Stephen Curry finished also with 28pts.
Winless Phoenix Suns (0-3) lead by TJ Warren and Eric Bledsoe with a combined of 47pts. Tyson Chandler also added with 8pts and grabbed 18 rebounds.
Warriors Struggle
Warriors struggle in their first 3 games as their rim protector departed already (Andrew Bogut and Festus Ezeli), they never win in rebounds in their first 3 games. Warriors outrebounded again by Suns (50-43).
Warriors open the season with 29pts loss to the Spurs and outrebounded by (55-35), while they tied in rebounds (49-49) against New Orleans.
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