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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Warriors | 33 | 25 | 26 | 32 | 116 |
 Suns | 27 | 35 | 22 | 23 | 107 |
GSWTeam statsPHX| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GSW | 42-8549.4% | 14-3737.8% | 18-2185.7% | 42 | 28 | 9 |
| PHX | 40-8348.2% | 11-3036.7% | 16-16100.0% | 37 | 20 | 13 |
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Golden State Warriors116| 37 | 33 | 10-27 | 5-16 | 8-9 | 0 | +24 | +7.5 | |||||||
| 34 | 8 | 3-7 | 2-4 | 0-0 | +8 | +5.5 | ||||||||
| 30 | 14 | 6-9 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +11 | +4.2 | ||||||
| 29 | 19 | 8-13 | 3-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +16 | +8.0 | ||||||
| 28 | 8 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | +9 | +1.1 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 12 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +2.0 | |||
| 20 | 10 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.5 | |||||
| 18 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −11 | +1.5 | ||||||
| 14 | 6 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −8 | −0.2 | ||||||
| 8 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −3.0 | |
| Team | 116 | 42-8549.4% | 14-3737.8% | 42 | 28 | 9 | 22 | 18-2185.7% | 12 | 11 | 7 | |||
Bench 34 points on 12 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Jeff Dowtin Jr. (coach’s decision).
Phoenix Suns107| 40 | 13 | 5-19 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 0 | −8 | −9.3 | |||||||
| 38 | 17 | 6-10 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0 | −8 | +2.4 | |||||||
| 38 | 21 | 7-14 | 2-4 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +4.5 | ||||||
| 32 | 8 | 3-11 | 2-8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −7.2 | ||||
| 31 | 18 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 2-2 | −11 | +7.8 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 11 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +3.2 | ||||
| 18 | 7 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −7.5 | |||||
| 13 | 8 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +7 | +2.1 | ||||||
| 10 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +1.0 | |||||
| Team | 107 | 40-8348.2% | 11-3036.7% | 37 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 16-16100.0% | 9 | 5 | 2 | |||
Bench 30 points on 11 for 19 shooting
Did not play: Chandler Hutchison, Ish Wainright, Jalen Smith and Elfrid Payton (coach’s decision).
Warriors116Suns107ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Stephen Curry scored 33 points, and the Golden State Warriors went on a 13-4 run in the fourth quarter to beat the Phoenix Suns 116-107 on Christmas at Footprint Center.
The Suns led 95-94 when Otto Porter Jr.’s 3-pointer put the Warriors ahead for good with 8:51 left. He made 2 3-pointers as they took a 107-99 lead with 4:50 left.
The Suns got within 109-107 on Jae Crowder’s 3-pointer with 3:01 to play, but Porter answered with a 16-foot jumper, and the Suns got no closer.
During clutch time, the Warriors outscored the Suns 9-5. Porter scored 7 of the Warriors’ 9 on 3 for 4 shooting.
Porter scored 19 points on 8 for 13 shooting. Porter and Draymond Green set each other up for 5 baskets and 12 points, 3 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Suns, Chris Paul had 21 points and 8 assists, and Deandre Ayton added 18 points (14 in the paint) on 8 for 10 shooting.
The Warriors shot 49.4% from the field and 37.8% from 3 to the Suns’ 48.2% and 36.7%. The Suns did not make a field goal in the last 3:01. The Warriors’ starters outscored the Suns 44-27 in 15 minutes together.
Golden State WarriorsPhoenix SunsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
98 points from the field on 84 shots: 7.5 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 21-27 | 77.8% | 65% |
| In the paint | 2-8 | 25.0% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 5-13 | 38.5% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 2-4 | 50.0% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 12-33 | 36.4% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikal Bridges | 25 | 4 | 2-8 | −6 |
| Jae Crowder | 10 | 12 | 3-8 | +8 |
| Devin Booker | 9 | 6 | 2-4 | +2 |
| Chris Paul | 8 | 2 | 0-2 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 22 | 8 | 3-11 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 32 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 29 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Booker | 15 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Chris Paul | 10 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Mikal Bridges | 8 | 5 | 2-3 | +4 |
| Cameron Johnson | 6 | 3 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 11 | 5-5 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 53 possessions. He usually scores about 10 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Paul | 24 | 7 | 3-6 | +1 |
| Devin Booker | 10 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Mikal Bridges | 9 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Cameron Payne | 4 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 57 possessions. He usually scores about 13 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
PHX win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Porter Jr. 27' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Bjelica 2 AST)
Q4 8:51
16.0%
56→40
Bjelica 26' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Curry 5 AST)
Q4 10:18
15.5%
53→37
Crowder 27' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Paul 8 AST)
Q4 3:01
13.7%
20→34
Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (12 PTS)
Q4 4:50
13.5%
24→11
Porter Jr. 16' Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Payton II 2 AST)
Q4 2:09
13.2%
34→21
