Golden State Warriors vs. Phoenix Suns
December 20, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Warriors beat the Suns 119-116 on 2025-12-20 at home. The Warriors started Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler III, Draymond Green, Moses Moody, and Quinten Post. The Suns started Devin Booker, Royce O'Neale, Dillon Brooks, Mark Williams, and Collin Gillespie. Devin Booker (Suns) scored 17 points (7/14) in his matchups, with Moses Moody as his primary defender. Stephen Curry (Warriors) scored 18 points (8/14) in his matchups, with Royce O'Neale as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
GSW
Golden State Warriors
119
Did not play: Buddy Hield (DNP - Coach's Decision)
PHX
Phoenix Suns
116
Did not play: Rasheer Fleming (DNP - Coach's Decision), Nigel Hayes-Davis (DNP - Coach's Decision), Khaman Maluach (DNP - Coach's Decision), Nick Richards (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
GSW
Golden State Warriors
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Stephen Curry · Jimmy Butler III · Draymond Green · Moses Moody · Quinten Post Starter 4.1 min
- Stephen Curry · Gary Payton II · Gui Santos · Brandin Podziemski · Quinten Post 4.1 min
- Jimmy Butler III · De'Anthony Melton · Pat Spencer · Quinten Post · Will Richard 4.1 min
- Stephen Curry · Jimmy Butler III · Moses Moody · Brandin Podziemski · Quinten Post 4.0 min
- Stephen Curry · Jimmy Butler III · De'Anthony Melton · Trayce Jackson-Davis · Will Richard 3.7 min
PHX
Phoenix Suns
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Devin Booker · Royce O'Neale · Dillon Brooks · Mark Williams · Collin Gillespie Starter 8.6 min
- Royce O'Neale · Jamaree Bouyea · Collin Gillespie · Oso Ighodaro · Ryan Dunn 8.7 min
- Devin Booker · Dillon Brooks · Jordan Goodwin · Collin Gillespie · Oso Ighodaro 6.9 min
- Jordan Goodwin · Jamaree Bouyea · Collin Gillespie · Oso Ighodaro · Ryan Dunn 5.3 min
- Devin Booker · Royce O'Neale · Dillon Brooks · Jordan Goodwin · Oso Ighodaro 3.6 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Warriors defense
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Devin Booker 17 pts (7/14) in 65 possessions
Guarded by: Moses Moody (25 %, 3 pts) · Brandin Podziemski (12 %, 5 pts) · Will Richard (11 %, 5 pts)
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Dillon Brooks 16 pts (4/10) in 62 possessions
Guarded by: Jimmy Butler III (20 %, 5 pts) · Stephen Curry (13 %, 5 pts) · Draymond Green (12 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Stephen Curry | Collin Gillespie: 21 poss., 6 pts (3/4) · Jordan Goodwin: 13 poss., 9 pts (2/4) |
| Jimmy Butler III | Dillon Brooks: 12 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Jordan Goodwin: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Brandin Podziemski | Collin Gillespie: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Devin Booker: 8 poss., 5 pts (2/3) |
| Quinten Post | Oso Ighodaro: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Royce O'Neale: 9 poss., 5 pts (2/2) |
| Gary Payton II | Royce O'Neale: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Devin Booker: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Will Richard | Dillon Brooks: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Devin Booker: 7 poss., 5 pts (2/2) |
| Trayce Jackson-Davis | Oso Ighodaro: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Mark Williams: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Moses Moody | Devin Booker: 16 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Royce O'Neale: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| De'Anthony Melton | Collin Gillespie: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Devin Booker: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Draymond Green | Dillon Brooks: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Collin Gillespie: 3 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Pat Spencer | Jamaree Bouyea: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Ryan Dunn: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Gui Santos | Royce O'Neale: 4 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Devin Booker: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Suns defense
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Stephen Curry 18 pts (8/14) in 72 possessions
Guarded by: Royce O'Neale (22 %, 0 pts) · Devin Booker (21 %, 8 pts) · Jordan Goodwin (16 %, 0 pts)
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De'Anthony Melton 11 pts (4/6) in 29 possessions
Guarded by: Devin Booker (40 %, 7 pts) · Collin Gillespie (20 %, 2 pts) · Ryan Dunn (13 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Devin Booker | Stephen Curry: 15 poss., 8 pts (3/6) · Jimmy Butler III: 12 poss., 4 pts (1/1) |
| Collin Gillespie | Jimmy Butler III: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Brandin Podziemski: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Dillon Brooks | Will Richard: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jimmy Butler III: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Royce O'Neale | Stephen Curry: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Quinten Post: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Oso Ighodaro | Quinten Post: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Trayce Jackson-Davis: 14 poss., 4 pts (2/3) |
| Jordan Goodwin | Stephen Curry: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jimmy Butler III: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Mark Williams | Quinten Post: 14 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Trayce Jackson-Davis: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Ryan Dunn | Brandin Podziemski: 6 poss., 2 pts (0/2) · Jimmy Butler III: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jamaree Bouyea | Gary Payton II: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Brandin Podziemski: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |