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Golden State Warriors
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Phoenix Suns
99
Venue: Footprint Centre
Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.
Game recap
The Phoenix Suns beat the Golden State Warriors 99-98 at home on Thursday, December 18, 2025 at Footprint Centre. Devin Booker had 25 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists for the Phoenix Suns. Jimmy Butler had 31 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists for the Golden State Warriors.
The Phoenix Suns trailed 53-46 at halftime and came back to win. Their best stretch was the third quarter, won 24-18. Bench points: Golden State Warriors 31, Phoenix Suns 19. Dillon Brooks had 24 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists in support for the winners.
Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.
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Reported player statistics
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| Player | Team | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | +/− | Retrieved (UTC) |
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Quick answers
- Who won Golden State Warriors vs Phoenix Suns?
- The Phoenix Suns beat the Golden State Warriors 99-98 on December 18, 2025.
- Who led the scoring?
- Jimmy Butler scored 31 for the Golden State Warriors; Devin Booker scored 25 for the Phoenix Suns.
Match dossier
Inside the game
Box score
| Team | q1 | q2 | q3 | q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden State Warriors | 29 | 24 | 18 | 27 | 98 |
| Phoenix Suns | 26 | 20 | 24 | 29 | 99 |
Game leaders
Golden State Warriors
- Points
- 31 Jimmy Butler
- Rebounds
- 11 Quinten Post
- Assists
- 7 Stephen Curry
Phoenix Suns
- Points
- 25 Devin Booker
- Rebounds
- 13 Oso Ighodaro
- Assists
- 5 Collin Gillespie
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Butler starter | 33:56 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 11-17 | 1-1 | 8-9 | 1 | +0 |
| Stephen Curry starter | 33:15 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-13 | 2-9 | 7-7 | 1 | -12 |
| Moses Moody starter | 30:27 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-10 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 3 | -1 |
| Draymond Green starter | 30:03 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3-9 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 2 | -10 |
| Quinten Post starter | 26:38 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3-14 | 2-10 | 1-2 | 5 | -1 |
| Brandin Podziemski bench | 27:46 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8-11 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2 | +15 |
| De'Anthony Melton bench | 14:55 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 | +7 |
| Gui Santos bench | 13:39 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 3 | +2 |
| Buddy Hield bench | 9:58 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | +0 |
| Jonathan Kuminga bench | 9:31 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | -1 |
| Trayce Jackson-Davis bench | 6:46 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | +3 |
| Gary Payton II bench | 3:07 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | -7 |
Not available: Al Horford, Pat Spencer, Seth Curry
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3P | FT | PF | +/− |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collin Gillespie starter | 33:44 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5-12 | 1-6 | 5-5 | 2 | +14 |
| Dillon Brooks starter | 33:02 | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10-23 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 4 | -13 |
| Devin Booker starter | 32:57 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9-19 | 2-6 | 5-6 | 2 | -8 |
| Royce O'Neale starter | 31:19 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 1 | +6 |
| Mark Williams starter | 19:01 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 2 | +12 |
| Jordan Goodwin bench | 30:08 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-12 | 1-7 | 2-4 | 3 | -7 |
| Oso Ighodaro bench | 28:24 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | -12 |
| Ryan Dunn bench | 17:10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | +11 |
| Jamaree Bouyea bench | 14:15 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | +2 |
Not available: Grayson Allen, Jalen Green, Isaiah Livers, Koby Brea
| Golden State Warriors | Stat | Phoenix Suns |
|---|---|---|
| 16/18 (88%) | Free throws | 17/22 (77%) |
| 23/47 (48%) | 2 pointers | 26/53 (49%) |
| 12/42 (28%) | 3 pointers | 10/35 (28%) |
| 35/89 (39%) | Field goals | 36/88 (40%) |
| 54 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 39 | Defensive rebounds | 37 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 27 | Assists | 19 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 16 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
| 20 | Fouls | 17 |
| 10 | Max points in a row | 12 |
| 29:52 | Time spent in lead | 14:41 |
| 14 | Biggest lead | 8 |
Largest margin: 14 points.
Game flow
- Lead changes
- 9
- Times tied
- 10
- Largest lead · Golden State Warriors
- 14 Q3 10:33
- Largest lead · Phoenix Suns
- 8 Q4 7:36
- Longest run
- 12-0 Phoenix Suns · Q3 9:50 to Q3 7:26
Scoring plays
Q1 · 29 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Golden State Warriors | Phoenix Suns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:24 | Golden State Warriors | Quinten Post 3-pt field goal | 3 | 0 |
| 11:10 | Phoenix Suns | Dillon Brooks 3-pt field goal | 3 | 3 |
| 10:58 | Phoenix Suns | Mark Williams Free throw | 3 | 4 |
| 10:58 | Phoenix Suns | Mark Williams Free throw | 3 | 5 |
| 10:24 | Golden State Warriors | Jimmy Butler 2-pt field goal | 5 | 5 |
| 10:24 | Golden State Warriors | Jimmy Butler Free throw | 6 | 5 |
| 9:49 | Golden State Warriors | Stephen Curry 2-pt field goal | 8 | 5 |
| 9:27 | Golden State Warriors | Quinten Post Free throw | 9 | 5 |
| 9:04 | Phoenix Suns | Dillon Brooks 2-pt field goal | 9 | 7 |
| 8:40 | Phoenix Suns | Dillon Brooks 2-pt field goal | 9 | 9 |
| 8:03 | Golden State Warriors | Jimmy Butler 2-pt field goal | 11 | 9 |
| 7:43 | Phoenix Suns | Dillon Brooks 3-pt field goal | 11 | 12 |
| 7:12 | Phoenix Suns | Dillon Brooks 3-pt field goal | 11 | 15 |
| 6:33 | Golden State Warriors | Stephen Curry 3-pt field goal | 14 | 15 |
| 5:49 | Phoenix Suns | Royce O'Neale 2-pt field goal | 14 | 17 |
| 5:14 | Golden State Warriors | Draymond Green 2-pt field goal | 16 | 17 |
| 4:17 | Golden State Warriors | Draymond Green 3-pt field goal | 19 | 17 |
| 2:56 | Golden State Warriors | Jimmy Butler 2-pt field goal | 21 | 17 |
| 2:56 | Golden State Warriors | Jimmy Butler Free throw | 22 | 17 |
| 2:45 | Phoenix Suns | Collin Gillespie Free throw | 22 | 18 |
| 2:45 | Phoenix Suns | Collin Gillespie Free throw | 22 | 19 |
| 2:14 | Phoenix Suns | Jordan Goodwin 2-pt field goal | 22 | 21 |
| 2:01 | Golden State Warriors | Brandin Podziemski 2-pt field goal | 24 | 21 |
| 1:54 | Phoenix Suns | Collin Gillespie 3-pt field goal | 24 | 24 |
| 1:44 | Golden State Warriors | Brandin Podziemski 2-pt field goal | 26 | 24 |
| 1:10 | Phoenix Suns | Jordan Goodwin 2-pt field goal | 26 | 26 |
| 0:48 | Golden State Warriors | Jimmy Butler Free throw | 27 | 26 |
| 0:05 | Golden State Warriors | Jimmy Butler Free throw | 28 | 26 |
| 0:05 | Golden State Warriors | Jimmy Butler Free throw | 29 | 26 |
Q2 · 20 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Golden State Warriors | Phoenix Suns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10:12 | Phoenix Suns | Mark Williams 2-pt field goal | 29 | 28 |
| 9:36 | Golden State Warriors | Buddy Hield 3-pt field goal | 32 | 28 |
| 9:21 | Phoenix Suns | Collin Gillespie 2-pt field goal | 32 | 30 |
| 9:00 | Golden State Warriors | Gui Santos 3-pt field goal | 35 | 30 |
| 8:43 | Phoenix Suns | Royce O'Neale 3-pt field goal | 35 | 33 |
| 7:54 | Phoenix Suns | Jamaree Bouyea Free throw | 35 | 34 |
| 7:54 | Phoenix Suns | Jamaree Bouyea Free throw | 35 | 35 |
| 7:29 | Golden State Warriors | Gui Santos 3-pt field goal | 38 | 35 |
| 6:45 | Golden State Warriors | Jonathan Kuminga 2-pt field goal | 40 | 35 |
| 5:29 | Phoenix Suns | Dillon Brooks 2-pt field goal | 40 | 37 |
| 5:28 | Golden State Warriors | Jimmy Butler Free throw | 41 | 37 |
| 4:49 | Phoenix Suns | Oso Ighodaro 2-pt field goal | 41 | 39 |
| 4:39 | Golden State Warriors | Quinten Post 3-pt field goal | 44 | 39 |
| 4:19 | Phoenix Suns | Dillon Brooks 2-pt field goal | 44 | 41 |
| 3:59 | Golden State Warriors | Jimmy Butler 2-pt field goal | 46 | 41 |
| 2:54 | Golden State Warriors | Jimmy Butler 2-pt field goal | 48 | 41 |
| 2:30 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 48 | 43 |
| 2:20 | Golden State Warriors | De'Anthony Melton 2-pt field goal | 50 | 43 |
| 2:04 | Phoenix Suns | Dillon Brooks 3-pt field goal | 50 | 46 |
| 1:47 | Golden State Warriors | Moses Moody 3-pt field goal | 53 | 46 |
Q3 · 23 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Golden State Warriors | Phoenix Suns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:23 | Golden State Warriors | Jimmy Butler 2-pt field goal | 55 | 46 |
| 11:05 | Golden State Warriors | Jimmy Butler 2-pt field goal | 57 | 46 |
| 10:33 | Golden State Warriors | Stephen Curry Free throw | 58 | 46 |
| 10:33 | Golden State Warriors | Stephen Curry Free throw | 59 | 46 |
| 10:33 | Golden State Warriors | Stephen Curry Free throw | 60 | 46 |
| 10:16 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 60 | 48 |
| 10:02 | Golden State Warriors | Jimmy Butler 2-pt field goal | 62 | 48 |
| 9:50 | Phoenix Suns | Royce O'Neale 3-pt field goal | 62 | 51 |
| 9:15 | Phoenix Suns | Dillon Brooks 2-pt field goal | 62 | 53 |
| 8:15 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 3-pt field goal | 62 | 56 |
| 7:51 | Phoenix Suns | Mark Williams 2-pt field goal | 62 | 58 |
| 7:26 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 62 | 60 |
| 7:14 | Golden State Warriors | Quinten Post 2-pt field goal | 64 | 60 |
| 6:56 | Golden State Warriors | Draymond Green 2-pt field goal | 66 | 60 |
| 6:52 | Phoenix Suns | Royce O'Neale Free throw | 66 | 61 |
| 6:23 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 66 | 62 |
| 6:23 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 66 | 63 |
| 5:48 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 3-pt field goal | 66 | 66 |
| 5:11 | Golden State Warriors | Brandin Podziemski 2-pt field goal | 68 | 66 |
| 4:42 | Golden State Warriors | Stephen Curry 3-pt field goal | 71 | 66 |
| 3:54 | Phoenix Suns | Ryan Dunn 2-pt field goal | 71 | 68 |
| 3:31 | Phoenix Suns | Jordan Goodwin Free throw | 71 | 69 |
| 0:03 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 71 | 70 |
Q4 · 32 scoring plays
| Time left | Team | Play | Golden State Warriors | Phoenix Suns |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:44 | Phoenix Suns | Collin Gillespie 2-pt field goal | 71 | 72 |
| 11:21 | Phoenix Suns | Collin Gillespie 2-pt field goal | 71 | 74 |
| 11:21 | Phoenix Suns | Collin Gillespie Free throw | 71 | 75 |
| 10:47 | Golden State Warriors | Brandin Podziemski 2-pt field goal | 73 | 75 |
| 9:58 | Golden State Warriors | Brandin Podziemski 3-pt field goal | 76 | 75 |
| 9:35 | Phoenix Suns | Jamaree Bouyea 2-pt field goal | 76 | 77 |
| 8:50 | Phoenix Suns | Jordan Goodwin 3-pt field goal | 76 | 80 |
| 8:14 | Phoenix Suns | Ryan Dunn 2-pt field goal | 76 | 82 |
| 7:36 | Phoenix Suns | Collin Gillespie 2-pt field goal | 76 | 84 |
| 6:55 | Golden State Warriors | Brandin Podziemski 2-pt field goal | 78 | 84 |
| 5:51 | Golden State Warriors | Moses Moody 2-pt field goal | 80 | 84 |
| 5:15 | Golden State Warriors | Jimmy Butler 2-pt field goal | 82 | 84 |
| 4:58 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 82 | 86 |
| 4:34 | Golden State Warriors | Brandin Podziemski 2-pt field goal | 84 | 86 |
| 4:07 | Golden State Warriors | Brandin Podziemski 3-pt field goal | 87 | 86 |
| 3:54 | Phoenix Suns | Collin Gillespie Free throw | 87 | 87 |
| 3:54 | Phoenix Suns | Collin Gillespie Free throw | 87 | 88 |
| 3:24 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 87 | 90 |
| 3:09 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 87 | 91 |
| 3:09 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker Free throw | 87 | 92 |
| 2:28 | Phoenix Suns | Dillon Brooks 2-pt field goal | 87 | 94 |
| 2:11 | Golden State Warriors | Jimmy Butler Free throw | 88 | 94 |
| 2:11 | Golden State Warriors | Jimmy Butler Free throw | 89 | 94 |
| 1:44 | Golden State Warriors | Jimmy Butler 2-pt field goal | 91 | 94 |
| 1:30 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 91 | 96 |
| 0:39 | Golden State Warriors | Stephen Curry Free throw | 93 | 96 |
| 0:39 | Golden State Warriors | Stephen Curry Free throw | 93 | 96 |
| 0:37 | Golden State Warriors | Jimmy Butler 3-pt field goal | 96 | 96 |
| 0:32 | Phoenix Suns | Devin Booker 2-pt field goal | 96 | 98 |
| 0:22 | Golden State Warriors | Stephen Curry Free throw | 97 | 98 |
| 0:22 | Golden State Warriors | Stephen Curry Free throw | 98 | 98 |
| 0:01 | Phoenix Suns | Jordan Goodwin Free throw | 98 | 99 |
2025-26 season series
After this game: tied 1-1. Final series: Golden State Warriors 3-1.
- Nov 4: Phoenix Suns 107 at Golden State Warriors 118
- Dec 18: Golden State Warriors 98 at Phoenix Suns 99 (this game)
- Dec 20: Phoenix Suns 116 at Golden State Warriors 119
- Feb 5: Golden State Warriors 101 at Phoenix Suns 97
Highlights
- Suns 99 - 98 Warriors — Full Highlights (YouTube)
Game statistics · retrieved Oct 9, 2026 02:29.
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