PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns set a record for most consecutive double-digit losses in franchise history after losing their seventh consecutive game against the Golden State Warriors, 133-95.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!In what was another game absent of any desperation or intention, the Suns fall even further from the Dallas Mavericks for the 10th seed and final spot in the Western Conference play-in after this loss.
Devin Booker, yet again, was the only Sun to come out with energy, leading the team with 21 points, all of which came in the first half. Grayson Allen and Ryan Dunn followed with 12 points each.
The Warriors jumped out to an early lead powered by their high-functioning offense and Stephen Curry’s 25 points, five rebounds and three assists. Brandin Podziemski joined his backcourt mate and continued his impressive stretch of basketball with 22 points on 7-of-12 shooting.
Phoenix now turns around and faces the Oklahoma City Thunder for the back end of a back-to-back on Wednesday. Now three games behind the Mavs, a loss might end its season.
Warriors pull out of reach in 3rd quarter
Phoenix didn’t show a single ounce of fight at any point in the game and the Warriors took advantage of it. It almost couldn’t get any worse than it did in the third quarter as the Suns scored just 18 points to go down by as much as 36 in the period and take a 95-61 deficit into the final quarter.
Bradley Beal played all 12 minutes of the third quarter and scored just two points, brining his night total to seven. Grayson Allen became the second Sun to reach double figures with 12 points behind Devin Booker, who couldn’t hit a shot in four attempts and finished with 21 points.
Golden State had four players in double figures led by Stephen Curry with 25, Brandin Podziemski with 22 and Jimmy Butler and Jonathan Kuminga with 10 each.
Apr 8, 2025; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) shoots the ball over Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) during the second half at Footprint Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images
Suns lose all control in 2nd quarter
Despite Devin Booker yet again carrying a massive load in the first half and scoring 21 of Phoenix’s 43 points, the Warriors’ high-functioning offense simply ran away with the game in the second quarter, 69-43.
We’ve seen this one before; Booker is not only the only Sun in double figures, he has over twenty points in the first half. Phoenix’s next highest scorer was Grayson Allen with eight points on 3-of-4 shooting.
Stephen Curry and Brandin Podziemski continued to terror the Suns’ backcourt. Curry had 19 points and four assists and Podziemski had 17 points on 6-of-9 shooting and 3-of-4 from beyond the arc. Phoenix had no answer to Golden State’s movement heavy offense.
Apr 8, 2025; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) reacts after a play against the Golden State Warriors during the first half at Footprint Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images
Curry lights up Suns in 1st quarter
Stephen Curry erupted for 13 first quarter points to give the Warriors a momentous early lead over the Suns, 37-24.
As has been the case since Kevin Durant went down, Devin Booker carried much of the load to open the game, scoring 11 points and dishing out four assists on 3-of-6 shooting. Phoenix’s next-highest scorer was Bradley Beal, who hit and early 3-pointer and jump shot to score five early points. Not much else materialized from Beal or the rest of the roster in the opening period.
The Warriors looked quite the opposite, though, behind Curry’s 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting. Brandin Podziemski didn’t miss a shot in three attempts and scored eight points and two rebounds. Draymond Green had five points and two assists to couple with impactful defense.
Apr 8, 2025; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) dribbles the ball against Phoenix Suns guard Bradley Beal (3) during the first half at Footprint Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images
Injury report
Nick Richards entered the game on the injury report probable to play with right elbow soreness and was made available after going through his pregame warmup. Kevin Durant (left ankle sprain) remains the only Sun out on the injury report. Mike Budenholzer was asked about Durant’s status on Wednesday’s matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder considering the weight of the game for Phoenix’s play-in hopes. Budenholzer declined to share anything past Tuesday’s game.
For Golden State, Gary Payton II (right knee inflammation) and Quinten Post, who was a late scratch, (illness) were both out.
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Reporter Connor Moreno covers the Phoenix Suns for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on his X account, @cmorenoNBA, and on Bluesky, @cloading.bsky.social
