Mikal Bridges scored 26 points (14 in the paint), and the Phoenix Suns beat the defending champion Golden State Warriors 125-113 to end a 6-game losing streak.
The Suns took control with a 27-10 run bridging the first and second quarters and led by as many as 27.
Damion Lee scored a season-high 22 points (14 at the free-throw line) off the bench, and Duane Washington Jr. added 21 points with 5 3-pointers. The Suns had 3 20-point scorers. Bridges and Dario Saric set each other up for 6 baskets and 15 points, 3 of them 3-pointers.
For the Warriors, Klay Thompson scored 29 points with 6 3-pointers, and Jordan Poole added 27 points and 6 assists off the bench. Stephen Curry scored 24 points with 5 3-pointers. Andrew Wiggins had 10 points and a season-high 5 steals but shot 5 for 16. Curry scored 16 of his 24 points in the fourth quarter. The Warriors had 3 20-point scorers.
The Suns shot 45.6% from the field and 45.2% from 3 to the Warriors’ 38.5% and 37.5%. The Warriors gave up 19 offensive rebounds, about 8 more than usual for the shots the Suns missed. The Suns’ starters outscored the Warriors 34-24 in 12 minutes together.