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Stephen Curry countered with two free throws,
but Booker then drew the defense and spotted Eric Gordon open
for another 3-pointer, this one creating a five-point difference
with just 44.7 seconds left.
Golden State, which lost three of four games to Phoenix last
season, came back one more time on a Curry 3-pointer off an
offensive rebound to get within 106-104 with 31.4 seconds left.
But after a timeout, the ball found its way to Booker, who this
time drilled a completion to Jusuf Nurkic for a layup that
produced the game's final points with 10.3 seconds remaining.
The assists were Nos. 6, 7 and 8 for Booker, who played without
new backcourt sidekick Bradley Beal, out with a back injury.
Kevin Durant chipped in with an 18-point, 10-rebound
double-double for Phoenix, and Nurkic had a double-double of his
own with 14 points and a game-high 14 rebounds.
Okogie, whose late 3-pointer came on his only attempt of the
game from beyond the arc, finished with 17 points, while Gordon,
who missed his first seven 3-point attempts before making the
last two, contributed 10 points off the bench.
The Suns outscored the Warriors 33-30 on 3-pointers despite
taking 10 fewer attempts (43-33).
Curry paced six Warriors in double figures with 27 points but
misfired on 10 of his 14 3-point tries.
Klay Thompson had 15 points, Chris Paul added 14 to complement a
game-high nine assists and reserve Jonathan Kuminga scored 12
points for the Warriors, who were without Draymond Green
(ankle).
Phoenix built a 15-point lead by halftime thanks in large part
to 21 points from Booker before the break. But Golden State
rallied in the third quarter, putting together a colossal 21-2
run that gave it a 73-66 lead with 5:00 to go until the fourth.
--Field Level Media
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