Beijing time, March 14, 2023, today's NBA game, the 35-33 Warriors face the 37-30 Suns at home, Warriors Wiggins, Kuminga are absent, starters: Curry + Klay + DiVincenzo + Dream + Looney, Suns Durant is absent, starters: Paul + Booker + Okogie + Craig + Ayton.
In the first quarter, Klay, DiVincenzo, Curry played 8-0, Booker, Okogie scored, Clay hit a three-pointer, Curry 2+1, the Warriors led by 15 points, Ayton, Damion Lee scored, Klay, Jay McGreen responded, the difference was 17 points, Booker scored, Curry, Jay McGreen scored consecutive points, the difference reached 25 points, Booker, Damien Lee, Payne scored, Moody scored consecutive points in response, and the Warriors led 43-21 in the first quarter. Klay scored 18 points in the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Biyombo, Ross, and Wayne Wright chased the gap to 16 points, Klay, Poole, and Iguodala extended the gap to 25 points, Booker and Ayton scored, Curry and Klay responded, the difference was 23 points, Paul, Booker, Ayton chased the gap to 14 points, Klay three points, and the Warriors led 75-58 at halftime. Klay scored 33 points on 12-of-18 shooting (8-of-12 three-pointers) in the half, the fifth time he had made at least eight three-pointers in a halftime, surpassing Curry and Lillard (four) to become the first in NBA history.
In the third quarter of the game, Ayton and Booker scored consecutive points, the difference chased 8 points, DiVincenzo, Looney, Curry scored, Booker scored consecutive points, Ayton and Okogie also scored, the difference chased 3 points, Curry and Poole extended the gap to 9 points, Okogie scored, Iguodala 2+1, Jay McGreen made free throws, the difference was 12 points, Booker made a layup, and the Warriors led 98-88 in the third quarter.
In the fourth quarter of the game, Poole, Dream, Klay scored, Payne, Ayton, Wayne Wright chased the point, the difference was 10 points, Klay and Poole expanded the difference to 14 points, Paul and Booker chased the difference to 10 points, Poole extended the difference to 16 points, Paul, Ayton scored, Looney and Curry responded, the difference was 17 points, there were more than 2 minutes left in the game, the Suns withdrew the main force, and finally the Warriors defeated the Suns 123-112, the Warriors led the game and can be said to be victorious.
Curry had 23 points, 7 boards and 5 assists on 7-of-13 shooting, Klay scored 38 points and 5 boards on 14-of-23 shooting (8-of-14 three-pointers), and Poole had 20 points and 6 assists on 8-of-16 shooting, including 10 points in the fourth quarter, plus or minus +16. DiVincenzo had 10 points and 3 assists, Looney had 9 points, 10 boards and 5 assists, and Iguodala had 6 points, 2 boards and 3 assists, leading the team with a plus/minus of +19.
For the Suns, Booker had 32 points, 4 boards and 1 assist on 12-of-20 shooting, Ayton had 27 points and 12 boards, Paul had 11 points, 5 boards and 11 assists, Orkogi had 11 points and 3 boards, and Payne had 9 points, 1 board and 2 assists.
After the Warriors won, they overtook the Clippers and moved to fifth place in the West, where the Clippers became sixth. However, both teams are 36-33.