NBA Final Intelligence
Golden State Warriors 98, Phoenix Suns 99 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Golden State Warriors 98, Phoenix Suns 99. Scoring by quarter: Q1 GSW 29-26 PHX; Q2 GSW 24-20 PHX; Q3 GSW 18-24 PHX; Q4 GSW 27-29 PHX.
Top performers (box score): Jimmy Butler (GSW) 31 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 threes on 11-of-17 shooting; Devin Booker (PHX) 25 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-19 shooting; Dillon Brooks (PHX) 24 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 4 threes on 10-of-23 shooting; Brandin Podziemski (GSW) 18 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-11 shooting; Collin Gillespie (PHX) 16 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 threes on 5-of-12 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · GSW
31 PTS, 3 REB, 3 AST, 1 3PM · 11-17 FG
Scoring · PHX
25 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 2 3PM · 9-19 FG
Scoring · PHX
24 PTS, 7 REB, 2 AST, 4 3PM · 10-23 FG
Season highs
Oso Ighodaro · Season-high 13 reboundsQuinten Post · Season-high 11 rebounds
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GSW | 29 | 24 | 18 | 27 | 98 | |
| PHX | 26 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 99 |
🧮 How They Scored
GSWPHX
38Points in the paint42
6Fast-break points22
10Second-chance points7
18Points off turnovers30
31Bench points19
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
46.1%Effective FG%46.6%
17.1%Turnover %13.3%
28.8%Offensive rebound %23.5%
0.202Free-throw rate0.250
Box Score
Golden State Warriors
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Butler G-F | 34 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11-17 | 1-1 | 8-9 | 0 |
| Stephen Curry G | 33 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-13 | 2-9 | 7-7 | -12 |
| Draymond Green F | 30 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3-9 | 1-6 | 0-0 | -10 |
| Moses Moody G | 30 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-10 | 1-6 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Brandin Podziemski G | 28 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8-11 | 2-3 | 0-0 | +15 |
| Quinten Post C | 27 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-14 | 2-10 | 1-2 | -1 |
| De'Anthony Melton G | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | +7 |
| Gui Santos F | 14 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Buddy Hield G | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Kuminga F | 10 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Trayce Jackson-Davis F | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +3 |
| Gary Payton II G | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -7 |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collin Gillespie G | 34 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5-12 | 1-6 | 5-5 | +14 |
| Devin Booker G | 33 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9-19 | 2-6 | 5-6 | -8 |
| Dillon Brooks G-F | 33 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10-23 | 4-9 | 0-1 | -13 |
| Royce O'Neale F | 31 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 1-2 | +6 |
| Jordan Goodwin G | 30 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-12 | 1-7 | 2-4 | -7 |
| Oso Ighodaro F | 28 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -12 |
| Mark Williams C | 19 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +12 |
| Ryan Dunn F | 17 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +11 |
| Jamaree Bouyea G | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | +2 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
Golden State WarriorsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Butler | Starter | 34 | 31 | 74.0 | 25.9 | -4.2 | 22.1 |
| Stephen Curry | Starter | 33 | 15 | 46.6 | 19.5 | -17.7 | 13.6 |
| Quinten Post | Starter | 27 | 9 | 30.2 | 22.9 | -5.4 | 1.9 |
| Draymond Green | Starter | 30 | 7 | 38.9 | 17.5 | -16.0 | 4.0 |
| Moses Moody | Starter | 30 | 5 | 25.0 | 13.8 | -4.6 | 4.1 |
| Brandin Podziemski | Bench | 28 | 18 | 81.8 | 19.4 | +20.7 | 17.3 |
| Gui Santos | Bench | 14 | 6 | 150.0 | 9.7 | +4.6 | 25.8 |
| Buddy Hield | Bench | 10 | 3 | 75.0 | 17.4 | 0.0 | -2.8 |
| De'Anthony Melton | Bench | 15 | 2 | 16.7 | 20.5 | +22.6 | -3.2 |
| Jonathan Kuminga | Bench | 10 | 2 | 20.0 | 27.3 | -9.0 | 1.3 |
| Seth Curry | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Gary Payton II | Bench | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 12.5 | -65.0 | 0.0 |
| Trayce Jackson-Davis | Bench | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +18.8 | 41.9 |
| Will Richard | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Phoenix SunsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Booker | Starter | 33 | 25 | 57.8 | 31.6 | -11.4 | 11.2 |
| Dillon Brooks | Starter | 33 | 24 | 51.2 | 32.9 | -17.0 | 8.5 |
| Collin Gillespie | Starter | 34 | 16 | 56.3 | 20.2 | +16.4 | 12.5 |
| Royce O'Neale | Starter | 31 | 9 | 45.5 | 14.7 | +8.8 | 8.4 |
| Mark Williams | Starter | 19 | 6 | 77.3 | 11.6 | +29.3 | 10.7 |
| Jordan Goodwin | Bench | 30 | 9 | 32.7 | 19.7 | -9.9 | 5.2 |
| Jamaree Bouyea | Bench | 14 | 4 | 41.0 | 15.2 | +9.5 | 18.3 |
| Ryan Dunn | Bench | 17 | 4 | 66.7 | 12.5 | +36.1 | 6.5 |
| Oso Ighodaro | Bench | 28 | 2 | 33.3 | 7.4 | -18.9 | 14.1 |
| Nigel Hayes | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Nick Richards | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Khaman Maluach | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rasheer Fleming | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
2025-26 season series
GSW 1
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1 PHX
Last 21 meetings · since 2020-21
GSW 8
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13 PHX
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
- PHX 107@GSW 118 Recap
- GSW 133@PHX 95 Recap
- PHX 130@GSW 105 Recap
- PHX 105@GSW 109 Recap
- GSW 105@PHX 113 Recap
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