The Golden State Warriors secure their fifth straight win with a 116-113 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Monday night at Chase Center. Stephen Curry paced the offense with 34 points, marking his third consecutive game with 30+ points. Charles Bassey tallied a career-high 19 points, leading the reserves in scoring. The Warriors rallied after trailing by as many as 17 points, pulling out a clutch finish in the fourth quarter.
The Suns took control early, turning a 14-6 scoring run into a 31-19 lead by the end of the first quarter. Charles Bassey was the only Warriors player to have more than one field goal in the frame. He tallied three buckets on four attempts, rising up for a monster dunk off the Yaxel Lendeborg assist in the final minute. Phoenix continued to attack, pushing their advantage to 17 points in the second quarter before the Warriors responded with a 12-2 run to cut the deficit down to six by halftime. Lendeborg started to heat up making back-to-back buckets and recording two 3-pointers in the quarter.
