Golden State Warriors end Sun’s 18 game winning streak at the Chase Center.
Golden State Warriors put an end to the Phoenix Suns’ franchise record 18-game winning streak on Fridy night at the Chase Center.
The Warriors defeated the Phoenix Sun 118-96 as Stephen Curry finishes with 23 points, five rebounds and five assists.
Speaking after the game Suns coach Monty Williams expressed pride in the way his group carried itself over the past month of the season.
“I think every win is special,” Williams said after the loss, which brought the Suns’ record to 19-4, second-best in the NBA behind the Warriors.
“To me, it was the collective focus that we’ve had throughout this season, not just the streak. It’s only been 23 games, right? So there’s a lot of basketball to be played, but when we were 1-3 or whatever it was, there was no panic or ‘What are we doing?’ We just kind of hung in there and simplified some things and played good basketball.
“And I still think we’re playing good basketball. We arguably played the best team in the league tonight, them or us. We’re not quite sure who it is. It’s good to be in that category.”
Curry also drilled six 3-pointers, leaving him just 28 away from passing Hall of Famer Ray Allen at the top of the all-time 3-point list. He admitted that it was nice protect their home from the Sun.
“Yes, because we lost to them already,” Curry said. “You don’t want them to come into your building and keep that streak going. Obviously, it doesn’t mean much but just our 19th win, but it is nice to protect your home court. Something’s got to give, and we’ve had a really good home record and nice streak going ourselves in this building, so we’d rather keep ours going than let theirs live.”
