Booker’s 43 Points Lift Suns Past Warriors 131–122
Phoenix won its home opener as Golden State’s depleted lineup fell to 0–3.
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Devin Booker scored 43 points with seven rebounds and seven assists as Phoenix beat Golden State 131–122 on October 24. Reuters reports that the total set a Suns home-opening scoring record. The result followed Phoenix’s heavy opening loss to Portland and left Golden State 0–3.
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Bright Side of the Sun records Booker shooting 17-for-25 from the field. Its recap also describes Phoenix moving the ball and generating transition offense. The shooting line helps distinguish simply taking many shots from converting a large share of them. The final nine-point margin came in a game where Golden State continued to compete despite absences.
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Reuters lists Stephen Curry, Brandin Podziemski, Draymond Green and Al Horford among Golden State’s unavailable players. That context matters when evaluating the matchup. It does not remove the win from Phoenix’s record or establish what the score would have been with different lineups.
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Phoenix can build on efficient offense while examining the defensive possessions that kept the contest close. Golden State faces a different task: finding reliable scoring and lineup continuity while players are unavailable. One home opener supplies evidence about a night’s execution, not a definitive ranking of either team’s season.
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