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Depleted Suns spoil Steph Curry’s return with win at Golden State


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Damion Lee #10 of the Phoenix Suns reacts after hitting a three-pointer against the Golden State Warriors during the first quarter at the Chase Center on January 10, 2023 in San Francisco, California. Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images/AFP

Two-way force Mikal Bridges had the highest 26 points of his teammate, Damion Lee celebrated the ring with 22, and the trauma-raved Phoenix Suns silenced the San Francisco crowd as Stephen Curry returned with a 125th win. -113 against the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night.

Competing without Chris Paul, Devin Booker, Deandre Ayton, Cam Johnson and the injured Cameron Payne, the Suns recorded a six-game losing streak with a third straight win over the defending champions.

Coming back from missing 11 games in a row with a dislocated shoulder, Curry came back strong late in the game in a 31-minute effort, hitting five 3-pointers and finishing with 24.

Golden State’s Klay Thompson beats all scorers in the game by 29 points.

On a night when he was being honored for his role in the Warriors’ NBA championship last season, Lee gave Phoenix the lead with a final-minute treble.

The Suns took a five-goal lead late in the half and 14 at halftime before using a stingy defense to stop Golden State from making any serious runs in the second half.

Bridges have shot 10 of 18 on the way to the sixth game with at least 25 points this season. He contributed 17 and 23 to the Suns’ previous home win over Golden State.

Lee does most of his damage on the free throw line, 14 to 14. The final six came after the Warriors finished in round six on Jordan Poole’s 3-pointer with 1:28 still left to play. . The Suns shot 29 to 31 from the line in the game.

Forced into a starting role, Duane Washington Jr. added 21 points. Dario Saric scored 19 and Torrey Craig added 12 to complement the highest 14 rebounds of the game for the Suns, who are opening a four-game trip.

Saric also had time for the highest 9 rebounds and 7 assists in the game, while Bridges scored 9 rebounds and 5 assists.

Thompson shot 10 to 24 and Curry 8 to 22 for the Warriors, who finished eight home games with three straight losses after winning five in a row.

Thompson won 6 to 14 from outside the arc and Curry won 5 to 15. Golden State overcame the visitors 54-42 over 3 pointers, but needed 17 more tries (48-31) to make it happen. there.

Poole contributed 27 points to the careers of the Warriors and Andrew Wiggins 10, while Draymond Green had the best record on the team in terms of bounces (12) and assists (six, drawn with Poole) for five points. .

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