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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
Golden State Warriors 119

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Stephen Curry GS 35:06 28 10 6 1 0 4 2 9-19 4-11 6-7 +13
Jimmy Butler III GS 34:52 25 1 2 0 1 1 1 10-21 2-6 3-3 -2
Quinten Post GS 26:25 7 4 2 0 1 1 0 3-8 1-6 0-0 +10
Moses Moody GS 17:33 3 2 3 0 0 0 3 1-4 1-3 0-0 +4
Draymond Green GS 8:15 4 3 1 1 1 1 0 2-2 0-0 0-0 -6
Brandin Podziemski 29:54 11 3 6 1 0 4 2 4-11 2-8 1-2 +1
Will Richard 19:15 20 5 0 0 0 2 3 6-7 4-4 4-4 +1
Gary Payton II 18:47 5 8 3 1 1 2 3 2-6 1-3 0-0 -7
Trayce Jackson-Davis 17:27 5 7 0 1 1 2 2 2-2 0-0 1-3 -7
De'Anthony Melton 15:34 2 2 5 1 2 2 4 0-5 0-4 2-3 +7
Pat Spencer 10:19 4 1 1 1 0 0 1 1-4 1-2 1-2 0
Gui Santos 6:34 5 3 0 2 0 1 1 2-3 1-2 0-0 +1
Totals 119 49 29 9 7 20 22 42-92 17-49 18-24

Did not play: Buddy Hield (DNP - Coach's Decision)

PHX
Phoenix Suns
Phoenix Suns 116

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Collin Gillespie GS 34:46 16 5 4 3 0 1 4 5-14 2-7 4-5 +14
Devin Booker GS 33:51 38 1 5 3 2 2 1 13-27 2-7 10-12 -6
Dillon Brooks GS 31:54 22 5 3 0 0 2 5 8-11 3-5 3-4 +1
Royce O'Neale GS 29:44 5 3 2 1 0 3 2 2-7 1-6 0-0 -9
Mark Williams GS 18:08 4 5 1 2 1 0 0 2-3 0-0 0-0 -15
Oso Ighodaro 29:44 10 7 2 0 0 1 5 5-7 0-0 0-0 +9
Jordan Goodwin 25:31 9 1 1 1 1 1 3 3-8 3-7 0-0 +2
Ryan Dunn 20:22 7 5 3 1 0 3 4 2-6 1-1 2-2 -9
Jamaree Bouyea 16:01 5 2 2 1 2 1 0 2-5 0-2 1-1 -2
Totals 116 34 23 12 6 14 24 42-88 12-35 20-24

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
Golden State Warriors

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

PHX
Phoenix Suns
Phoenix Suns

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Warriors defense

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

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)