On March 31, the NBA regular season ended a strong dialogue in the West, with the Suns beating the Warriors 107-103 away from home to win nine straight games and giving the Warriors four consecutive losses. The game was played by both sides, the Suns opened 12-2, then the Warriors rebounded strongly, and then the difference between the two teams was not pulled apart, and the two sides fought until the end, and finally under the leadership of Paul, Booker and Ayton, the Suns won.
Statistics:
Suns: Bridges 22 points 7 boards, Crowder 10 points 7 boards, Ayton 16 points 16 boards, Booker 22 points 5 boards 2 assists, Paul 15 points 3 boards 8 assists, Shamet 8 points;
Warriors: Wiggins 19 points and 8 boards, Dream Green 8 points, 10 boards, 7 assists, 2 assists, 3 caps, Klay 13 points and 4 assists, Poole 38 points, 9 boards and 7 assists, Porter 5 points and 6 boards, Payton 10 points;
Focus Lens:
Poole's season-highest score, he scored 30+ for the fourth time this season and the 10th time in his career.
Poole scored at least 20 points in his 15th consecutive game, the third player in team history to do so in nearly 30 years, followed by Curry and Durant;
Contest Review:
In the first quarter, Ayton scored the first goal, Poole hit a jumper, Bridges and Paul scored consecutive points, Booker hit a three-pointer, and the Suns started 12-2 to stop the Warriors. Dream Green threw in, Bridges and Wiggins hit three-pointers, Booker hit one of two free throws, and Bridges threw in the air after pressing the whistle. Wiggins and Poole scored consecutive points, Booker hit the outside line again, and Poole and Ayton scored against each other. Payton scored on a layup, Poole scored a three-pointer and Porter made a layup, and the Warriors equalized. Iguodala hit a three-pointer, Clay hit a jumper, and the first quarter was over, and the Suns made it 29-32 to the Warriors.
In the second quarter, Biyombo scored a basket, Bjelica picked up a line of advances, and Paul and Craig scored five consecutive points. Clay cut in, Crowder hit a three-pointer and Wiggins was also in color. Crowder and Bridges scored consecutive points, Wiggins and Poole hit two free throws, Bridges pulled a basket to make a 2+1, Bridges turned over and hit a jumper, chasing Green assisted Payton to eat pie, and at the end of the first half, the Suns led the Warriors by 2 points at 50-48.
In the third quarter, Looney scored a layup, Crowder jumper was also colored, Clay drifted in mid-range, Bridges hit two free throws, and Poole hit a three-pointer. Crowder and Poole scored against each other, and Ayton slammed his hands from the basket. Crowder suffered a technical foul, Clay slammed in a three-pointer and Ayton hit two free throws. Clay, Wiggins and Poole scored seven straight points, Booker counter-attacked, Craig dunked after stealing, Booker broke through and scored three consecutive free throws, and Payne picked a basket. Poole slipped back on the basket, Ayton scored on the basket, Bjelica hit a three-pointer in the open space, and Shamet also used color. Paul scored on a jumper, and the third quarter was over, and the Suns made it 77-75 to the Warriors.
In the fourth quarter, Clay hit two free throws, Payton hit a rebound, Payne hit the board, and Bridges hit a back-up jumper. Shamet hit a three-pointer, Payton went up, Wiggins hit two free throws and Craig sneaked in. Wiggins hit a basket, Wiggins made one of two free throws, Ayton threw in, Poole hit two free throws, and then he hit a three-pointer. Ayton threw a shot to stop the bleeding, and Booker scored a layup after hitting both free throws. Paul picked a basket to score, Dream Green cut in the air, Poole made one of two free throws, Crowder made two free throws, and Poole scored consecutive free throws. Clay fouled, Booker hit two free throws, Dream Green made a mistake, Paul scored a layup, and the Suns kept the lead and managed to win.
Two teams starting lineup:
Warriors: Poole, Clay, Wiggins, Green, Looney;
Suns: Paul, Booker, Ayton, Claude, Bridges;
The next match between the two sides:
April 3 at 8:30 a.m., Warriors vs Jazz;
April 2 at 8:00 a.m., Suns vs Grizzlies;