Stephen Curry failed to "carry the team", the Warriors received defeat from the Phoenix Suns sub-team
The match takes place at 10 am (January 11) between the Golden State Warriors and the Phoenix Suns. With the return of the chef - Stephen Curry, the Golden Gate Bridge warriors are more appreciated by experts than the Phoenix Suns.
On the other side of the front line, the away team is having a bad performance with a series of 6 consecutive defeats when it lacks two main pillars, Devin Booker and Chris Paul. Today the Suns are absent DeAndre Ayton and Landry Shamet, playing with a full roster of role-players and without any stars or leaders.
The first half of the two-level match was quite open, with continuous 3-pointers made by both teams by familiar pitchers. The surprise only came within the last 2 minutes of the half when the Phoenix Suns scored 10 points in a row, creating a 5 point gap before the home team to close the first half.
In the second half, the Golden State Warriors showed the audience the weakness of the team's defense. Particularly in this inning, the Phoenix Suns were entitled to 11 free throws, which shows that the Golden Gate Warriors defended quite badly.
The point gap was extended like that by the away team, causing coach Steve Kerr to repeatedly call for a time-out. At the end of the first two rounds, the away team temporarily led with the score 59-45.
The third half witnessed the heat of the duo Klay Thompson and Jordan Poole on the home side. Explosive in attack is like that, but Golden State's defense is still bad and easy to penetrate.
Cold hands for most of the match, but the fourth half was when Stephen Curry exploded. He scored 16 points alone in this half, helping the Wawrriors to narrow the gap at times to only 6 points.
But on a day when Phoenix's role-player lineup performed so well, Curry's efforts were not enough to help Golden State escape a loss.
The fight at Chase Center ended with a well-deserved 125-113 victory for the Phoenix Suns players.
The MVP of this match was Mikal Bridges with 26 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Damion Lee on the day of returning to the old roof also played quite well with 22 points and 7 rebounds.
Dario Saric impressed with his return from injury, scoring 19 points, 9 rebounds and 7 assists. Torrey Craig showed value with six offensive rebounds for his team, completing a double-double with 14 rebounds and 12 points.
On the other side of the front line, the Warriors' attack trio today all reached 20 points. Klay Thompson led with 29 points, Jordan Poole pocketed 27 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists.
Stephen Curry on his return day also gave himself 24 points, but his efficiency was quite low with only 36% FG, starting the match with 2-10 FG.
Breaking the series of 6 consecutive defeats, the Phoenix Suns also officially surpassed the Golden State Warriors on the Western rankings. In the next round, they will face a challenge called Denver Nuggets. The match will take place at 10:00 a.m. on January 12.
As for the Warriors, this is the third consecutive loss of coach Steve Kerr and his students. In the next match taking place on January 14, they can turn the situation around when they only have to be a guest on the field of the bottom team San Antonio Spurs.
