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Golden State Warriors vs Phoenix Suns Final — October 24, 2026

Golden State Warriors

122

Top scorer Stephen Curry43 games

FINAL

Phoenix Suns

131

Top scorer Devin Booker64 games

Saturday, October 24 · 10:10 PM ET

GSOffenseFull 2025-26 regular season (last season)PHX

18th112.7

Offensive ratingpoints scored per 100 possessions

113.016th

21st114.6

PPG

112.526th

GSDefensePHX

17th113.3

Defensive ratingpoints allowed per 100 possessions

111.38th

14th115.2

Opp PPG

111.06th

GSTeamPHX

20th−0.6

Net ratingoffensive minus defensive rating

+1.714th

GSLast 10 gamesPHX

Game by game

1-9

Last 10

0-10

-93

Net points

-199

Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)

Injuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel

GSRest & travelPHX

1 dayback-to-back

Days of rest

3 days

651 mi1,048 km

Travel to the game

Home

GSKey injuriesPHX

Jimmy Butler III FOutMoses Moody GOutKristaps Porzingis COut

Players out or limited

Mark Williams COut

About these numbers

Full 2025-26 regular season (last season), captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (30 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

Key players only. Injury report as of October 24, 9:40 a.m. ET.

The pre-game matchup

The Warriors visited the Suns on Saturday, October 24 at 10:10 PM ET.

Last season (2025-26), the Warriors scored 114.6 points per game (21st of 30) and allowed 115.2 (14th). The Suns scored 112.5 points per game (26th of 30) and allowed 111.0 (6th).

Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Warriors 112.7 (18th), Suns 113.0 (16th). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Warriors 113.3 (17th), Suns 111.3 (8th). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Warriors −0.6 (20th), Suns +1.7 (14th). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.

The Suns closed as 9.5-point favorites at home against the Warriors. The spread opened at Suns -8.5. The total closed at 221.5, up from 220.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Warriors +320, Suns -422) prices the Warriors at 23% and the Suns at 77%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Golden State Warriors 122, Phoenix Suns 131

Phoenix Suns won by 9.

Against the closing spread (Phoenix Suns -9.5): Golden State Warriors covered.
Combined score 253 vs the closing total of 221.5: Over.
Phoenix Suns closed at -422 on the moneyline (a 77% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Spreadmoved 1

OpenSuns -8.5 (-114)
Warriors +8.5 (-106)

CloseSuns -9.5 (-115)
Warriors +9.5 (-105)

Totalup 1

Open220.5 (o -107 / u -112)

Close221.5 (o -110 / u -110)

Moneyline

OpenWarriors +287 25%
Suns -370 75%

CloseWarriors +320 23%
Suns -422 77%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

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G&W Line

G&W’s own number for this game, next to the market. Analytics

Projected score

Spread

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Matchup

Players to watch

Warriors

43 games · Stephen Curry

Points per game26.612th
Rebounds per game3.6199th
Assists per game4.751st
Minutes per game30.9

38 games · Jimmy Butler III

Points per game20.046th
Rebounds per game5.686th
Assists per game4.947th
Minutes per game31.1

Suns

64 games · Devin Booker

Points per game26.113th
Rebounds per game3.9178th
Assists per game6.024th
Minutes per game33.5

56 games · Dillon Brooks

Points per game20.240th
Rebounds per game3.6196th
Assists per game1.8219th
Minutes per game30.4

Last season's (2025-26) regular-season per-game averages; players listed with their current team, top two scorers per team, from season player stats captured before game time. Ranks among the 391 players with at least 20 games.

Head-to-head

The teams have met 21 times since 2022: the Warriors won 7 and the Suns 14.

Date	Score	Line	Total
Apr 17, 2026	Warriors 96, Suns 111 Suns won
Apr 17, 2026	Warriors 96, Suns 111 Suns won
Apr 17, 2026	Warriors 96, Suns 111 Suns won
Apr 17, 2026	Warriors 96, Suns 111 Suns won
Apr 17, 2026	Warriors 96, Suns 111 Suns won

Meetings since 2022, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

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