Warriors 128, Suns 103
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green combined to make eight consecutive shots, including five 3-pointers, during a three-minute flurry late in the second quarter Wednesday night, propelling the Golden State Warriors to a 128-103 victory over the Phoenix Suns.
Thompson finished with a season-best 43 points as the Warriors, playing for the first time since seeing their record 24-game, season-opening winning streak snapped, ran their home record to 11-0 this season with a 29th consecutive win at Oracle Arena dating back to last season.
The win was Golden State's eighth straight at home over the Suns, who were playing for the third time in four nights. The Warriors, meanwhile, enjoyed the previous three days off.
Perhaps showing the rust of the relatively long layoff following a marathon, seven-game trip, the Warriors (25-1) trailed 42-38 in the eighth minute of the second quarter before exploding past the Suns (11-16) over the course of the next 17 minutes.
The runaway began with the eight straight hoops late in the second quarter that produced a 21-4 burst and turned the four-point deficit into a 59-46 lead with 1:41 left in the half.
Curry and Thompson each hit a pair of threes, and Green dropped in a fifth during the run. Curry also had a pair of 2-pointers, giving him 10 of the Warriors' 21 points.
The lead reached 40 points before the end of the third quarter, with Thompson pouring in 27 of his 43 in the period on 9-for-11 shooting.
The win was the Warriors' third of the season by 25 or more points.
Thompson, whose previous season best was 39 at Indiana eight days earlier, hit 15 of 22 shots, including eight of 13 3-point attempts.
It was just his second game since spraining his right ankle late in the win over the Pacers. He totaled just 12 points when the Warriors lost 108-95 at Milwaukee on Saturday to end their winning streak.
Curry had 25 points and seven assists in just 30 minutes. He connected on 10 of 14 shots and two of his five 3-pointers on a night when the Warriors shot 52.3 percent overall and 46.9 percent from 3-point range.
Green managed his fourth triple-double of the season in 31 minutes, putting up 16 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists to go with five steals and a blocked shot.
Backup forwards Mirza Teletovic and T.J. Warren had 24 and 19 points, respectively, and point guard Brandon Knight added 17 for the Suns, who have lost three of four.
Phoenix shot 45.1 percent overall but just 22.7 percent on 3-pointers, missing 17 of 22.
NOTES: The home game was the Warriors' first since Nov. 27, an 18-day span that was the club's longest since moving west in 1962. ... Warriors coach Steve Kerr, who did not make the just completed, seven-game trip, attended the game and participated in pregame strategy meetings and halftime adjustments. He watched the game on television in the locker room. ... The Warriors hope to get SF Harrison Barnes (ankle) back before the end of the five-game homestand that began Wednesday. They already have ruled him out of Friday's game against Milwaukee. ... Suns C Tyson Chandler made his first start since the previous meeting between the teams on Nov. 27. He missed eight consecutive games with a strained right hamstring.