The Phoenix Suns defeated the Golden State Warriors 108-104 tonight in their season opener in a rollercoaster of a game.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!On the same night that the D-backs clinched a World Series birth, the Valley got to see one of the best rosters in Suns’ history in action for the first time.
However, Bradley Beal was ruled out before the game due to lower back tightness.
Devin Booker more than shouldered the load, as he finished with 32 points, eight assists and six rebounds. He’s now the leading scorer in the NBA after opening night.
Here’s what fans thought of Booker’s big performance and the huge opening night win.
devin booker tonight:
32 points
6 rebounds
8 assists
1 steal
61% FG (13-21)
37% 3P (3-8)led the suns to the win despite missing beal and an off game from KD pic.twitter.com/kuiiAVZL2t
— jeff (@DedicationHoops) October 25, 2023
Devin Booker in the clutch tonight:
• 5 Points
• 3 Assists
• 50% FG pic.twitter.com/Fx8SUKIEtM— StatMamba (@StatMamba) October 25, 2023
Devin Booker put the world on notice tonight.
MVP. Championship. He’s going for it all. pic.twitter.com/rEdVKKkC3q
— Suns Are Better (@SunsAreBetter) October 25, 2023
Devin Booker is really going to be the best point guard and shooting guard in the league pic.twitter.com/9MtsSRcTpv
— whyman (@CrossoverAce) October 25, 2023
devin booker had 3 straight assists to close out the win tonight, including these beautiful passes to josh okogie and jusuf nurkic. his playmaking deserves more love pic.twitter.com/m5rAiTyiOS
— jeff (@DedicationHoops) October 25, 2023
Kevin Durant only had 18 points on 7-of-22 shooting from the floor, but the Suns still pulled off the victory. It was Durant’s first game back in front of Warriors’ fans since leaving in 2019.
Kevin Durant never wins this game if he plays like that in Brooklyn.
The Suns have everything Brooklyn didn't. Depth, bench scoring and coaching.
Time to get ring #3 pic.twitter.com/eejJjFYtXR
— DurantMuse (@DurantMuse_) October 25, 2023
Warriors lost
Curry 8/20 FG, 4/14 3 PTKevin Durant is a second option
pic.twitter.com/LkMh1jXQus— Masked 🎭 (@MaskedInLA) October 25, 2023
Josh Okogie, Jusuf Nurkić, Yuta Watanabe and Jordan Goodwin were other players that impressed tonight. Below are the full final stats:
Final Stats: #Suns (108) at #Warriors (104) #PHXvsGSW https://t.co/SYgvI2fCrp pic.twitter.com/7q8HwfIV0h
— Burn City Suns Talk 🎙️ (@BurnCitySuns) October 25, 2023
he’s like if Kevin Durant was good at basketball pic.twitter.com/a0LVN2RbLX
— sreekar (@sreekyshooter) October 25, 2023
Jordan Goodwin and Yuta have been soooooooo good.
— RB (@RyB_311) October 25, 2023
josh okogie played better than wiggins and klay combined LMAOOOO
— Amare (@Amare4PF_) October 25, 2023
This might be the best game of Josh Okogie’s career.
He’s the reason they even have a shot in this game.
— Suns Are Better (@SunsAreBetter) October 25, 2023
JUSUF NURKIC CLUTCH! 😱🔥#ComingInHot
pic.twitter.com/PPkERr54NT— Suns Muse (@PHXSunsMuse) October 25, 2023
In the first half, the Suns dominated, and they led 61-46 heading into the third quarter. This led to Charles Barkley saying the Warriors were “cooked” already after the first half of the first game of the season.
Devin Booker is a bad man. Here’s the #Suns star’s first half highlights. He had 21 points on 80% shooting, four rebounds and four assists. #ComingInHot#PHXvsGSW
pic.twitter.com/xxyBHuMYsv— Burn City Suns Talk 🎙️ (@BurnCitySuns) October 25, 2023
Chris Paul's shoots 0/6 in his first half as a Warrior pic.twitter.com/3wGg9lc7g4
— Goo$e (@gooseislooser) October 25, 2023
Kevin Durant I have no words. pic.twitter.com/X6ALLcgnSr https://t.co/W58BBkw4ft
— 𝘚𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘢☆ (@Stunna999_) October 25, 2023
“The Warriors are cooked.”
– Charles Barkley
(h/t @cjzero)
— Hoop Central (@TheHoopCentral) October 25, 2023
Points in the first half:
21 — Devin Booker
19 — Steph, Klay and CP3 combined pic.twitter.com/CkfX56SEuU— StatMuse (@statmuse) October 25, 2023
After being outscored 40-19 in the third quarter, Phoenix went on an 11-0 run early in the fourth to help them get the win.
Charles Barkley says the Warriors are "cooked" at halftime and they start the second half on a classic 15-3 run .
— Damian Adams (@TheRealDealwDA) October 25, 2023
Book and KD sound off after the Suns season-opening W 🗣️#KiaTipOff23 pic.twitter.com/DMWmSDItFt
— NBA (@NBA) October 25, 2023
Suns start 1-0 on the season
Final: Suns 108 | Warriors 104
• Booker: 32pts, 6rebs, 8asts
• Durant: 18pts, 10rebs, 3asts
• Okogie: 17pts, 6rebs
• Nurkic: 14pts, 14rebs, 3asts
• Gordon: 10pts, 4rebs (4-16 FG)
• Yuta: 8pts, 4rebs
• Eubanks: 4pts, 8rebs, 3blks pic.twitter.com/FaXonJa7qW— Inside the Sun (@_insidethesun) October 25, 2023
The Suns are back with the postgame workouts 👀🔥
(🎥 @MarcJSpears) pic.twitter.com/iKexqx9sOt
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) October 25, 2023
The Suns (1-0) will travel to play the Lakers (0-1) on Thursday with tip-off scheduled for 7 p.m. MST
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Brendan Mau is a senior writer covering the Phoenix Suns and more for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on X via @Brendan_Mau
