Curry scores 34 as Warriors rally past Suns 116-113

Stephen Curry scored 34 points and made 11 of 12 free throws, including the last, as the Golden State Warriors rallied from 17 down to beat the Phoenix Suns 116-113 on Monday, November 2.

Curry made 9 of 21 shots, five of them 3-pointers, and added seven assists and six rebounds. Golden State was plus-21 with him on the floor.

Golden State (5-3) scored 19 points in the first quarter to Phoenix's 31 and trailed 41-24 early in the second. A 10-0 run late in that quarter cut the deficit to 55-49, and the Warriors outscored the Suns 42-36 in the third.

The Warriors' biggest lead, 104-97, came midway through the fourth quarter. Phoenix answered and led 106-104 with five minutes left, but Golden State outscored the Suns 12-7 the rest of the way.

Oso Ighodaro's dunk with 38.4 seconds left cut the lead to 113-110, and Jalen Green's driving dunk made it 113-112. Curry made two free throws with 7.4 seconds left, Green answered with one, and Curry's free throw with 5.1 seconds to go made it 116-113.

Devin Booker led the Suns (1-4) with 26 points on 8-of-18 shooting and made all eight of his free throws, but Phoenix was outscored by 18 with him on the floor. Miles Bridges had 21 points and four steals. Ighodaro made all six of his shots for 14 points off the bench.

Green had 11 points, eight rebounds and eight assists but missed five of his six free throws. The line decided the night: Golden State shot 43.4 percent from the field and made 31 of 37 free throws, while Phoenix went 22-of-30.

Charles Bassey scored 19 points on 7-of-10 shooting with eight rebounds off the Golden State bench, and Georges Niang added 13 on 5-of-6. Brandin Podziemski scored 20 points.

Al Horford (bilateral low back injury management) and Brandon Williams (left quadriceps contusion) were out for Golden State, as was Gui Santos.

Up next

Suns: home against the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday, November 4.

Warriors: home against the Miami Heat on Thursday, November 5.