Suns Beat Warriors 131-122 as Booker Scores 43 in Home Opener

The Phoenix Suns beat the Golden State Warriors 131-122 on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix. Devin Booker scored 43 points for Phoenix, and the Suns won their home opener to move to 1-1. Golden State fell to 0-3.

Booker made 17 of 25 shots from the field, including 2 of 7 from three point range, and 7 of 8 at the free throw line. He added 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 block in 36 minutes and 29 seconds. He had a game high 19 points at halftime, when Phoenix led 57-54, and he took over the game in the third quarter.

Booker scores 17 in a 45 point third quarter

Phoenix scored 45 points in the third quarter and led 102-92 after three quarters, after trailing in the first quarter and holding a three point lead at halftime. The quarter scores were 22, 35, 45 and 29 for Phoenix and 25, 29, 38 and 30 for Golden State.

Booker scored 17 of his 43 points in the third quarter, with 12 of them in the final 2 minutes and 55 seconds of the quarter. Charles Bassey had put Golden State ahead 73-71 with a floater at 6 minutes and 12 seconds of the third, and that was the last Warriors lead of the night. Collin Gillespie added to the run with 8 points in 72 seconds between 4 minutes and 52 seconds and 3 minutes and 40 seconds of the third.

Support around Booker, and the Warriors leaders

Miles Bridges scored 16 points with 7 rebounds for Phoenix. Dillon Brooks scored 15, Jalen Green scored 12, Collin Gillespie scored 11 with 9 assists, and Luke Kennard scored 11. Khaman Maluach had 9 points and 9 rebounds. Miles Bridges had 10 points at halftime.

Yaxel Lendeborg led Golden State with 26 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists, and he had a team high 13 points at halftime. De'Anthony Melton scored 25 points with 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals. Brandon Williams scored 20, Graham Ike scored 12 with 10 rebounds, and Charles Bassey scored 10.

Phoenix shot 50 of 86 from the field, or 58.1 percent, against 41 of 91, or 45.1 percent, for Golden State. Phoenix led 60 to 48 in points in the paint and 27 to 10 in fast break points. The biggest lead for Phoenix was 16 points, and the biggest lead for Golden State was 7 points.

Both teams short handed, and what comes next

Golden State played without Stephen Curry, who was out for right knee injury management, and without Draymond Green, who had back soreness. Al Horford, Brandin Podziemski, Jimmy Butler, Kristaps Porzingis and Moses Moody were also inactive or did not play. Phoenix played without Oso Ighodaro, who has a right oblique strain, and without Mark Williams, who is recovering from left shoulder surgery.

The win was a quick answer for Phoenix after a 124-83 loss at Portland on October 21, a game in which the Suns trailed by as many as 52 points. Golden State was playing its third game in four days and the second night of a back to back, after losing 111-108 to Memphis on Friday. Phoenix plays at Oklahoma City on Monday, and Golden State plays at Denver on Monday.