Suns went down in Phoenix courtesy of the Warriors
"The Warriors grinded out their second-straight road victory, defeating the Suns 106-100 in Phoenix on Sunday. Kevin Durant led all scorers with 37 points to go along with five rebounds, four assists and four steals. Stephen Curry added 28 points, including five three-pointers, while Draymond Green filled the stat sheet with five points, 13 rebounds and nine assists. With the victory, Golden State improves to 2-1 on the season." Read more at nba.com/warriors.Kevin Durant led scoring with 37 points
Kevin Durant: “Just taking what the defense gives me. You play me straight up, I like my chances.” “My guys were setting great screens for me and I was able to get downhill some. We were moving that ball tonight.”- KD's 37 pts came on 10 of 16 field goal attempts (62.5%), 2 of 4 three point attempts.
- Durant was 15 of 16 at the free throw line.
- KD added five rebounds, four assists and four steals in 37 minutes.
- Durant's 4 steals led the team.
- KD led the team with +/-18.
KD pours in 37 PTs (10-16 FG, 15-16 FTs) as @Warriors earn a 106-100 W over @Suns. Curry scores 28 PTs, Warren w/ 26 PTs for PHX. pic.twitter.com/U3Horf4uHI— NBA (@NBA) October 31, 2016
Stephen Curry scored the Warriors' first 10 points
- Steph made his first 4 shots; ended the game with 9 of 17 from the field (52.9%).
- He added 1 rebound and 3 assists in 34 minutes for a +/-2.
- Curry made 5 of 8 treys (62.5%).
- Curry was a perfect 5 of 5 from the free throw line.
Stephen Curry is 1st player to score 25 points in 9 straight games vs Suns since Michael Jordan, who did it 21 straight times from 1985-2002 pic.twitter.com/OEBHDqtkr0— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) October 31, 2016
Draymond Green led the Warriors with 13 rebounds
- Draymond filled the stat sheet with five points, 13 rebounds and 9 assists in 37 minutes.
- Green also had 3 blocks and played his usual tough defense.
- Dray was only 2 of 9 from the field (22.2%) and made 0 of 4 three point attempts.
- He was +/-9.
Draymond Green after #Suns win: 'Teams are trying to punk us' (via @MontePooleCSN) https://t.co/i2T01Lpfdv #NBA #DubNation pic.twitter.com/I9xpzp39Ei— CSNAuthentic (@CSNAuthentic) October 31, 2016
Klay Thompson led the Warriors with 40 minutes
- Klay had 14 pts on 5 of 15 shots (33.3%), 4 of 5 free throws, 0 of 6 treys.
- He added 6 rebounds, 2 assists & 1 steal.
- Klay was 2nd on the team with a
+/-14.
Andre Iguodala led bench with 28 minutes
- Iguodala: 4pts, 4ast, 3reb, 2stl, +/-4.
- Zaza Pachulia: 22min, 10reb, 5pts, 4 ast, 3to, +/-7.
- Ian Clark: team worst
+/-10 in 15min.
Steve Kerr: "We had some good individual efforts to help us pull it out but the main thing is while we're going through this early part of the season sorting through rotations and offensively trying to get going, we just have to compete and we'll pick up our share of wins and we'll find our stride eventually."
• Kerr says Warriors 'not clicking' - ESPN (blog) https://t.co/z2jNouVNdJ #dubnation pic.twitter.com/WAq9mnMj7b— GSW Dubnation (@gswdubnation_) October 31, 2016
Work in progress: Warriors wobble ahead behind newcomer - ESPN (blog) https://t.co/URMHwyvcgL #dubnation pic.twitter.com/467DDwAaeA— GSW Dubnation (@gswdubnation_) October 31, 2016
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