Curry returns in toughest loss for Warriors

It should be a calm night for the Warriors. Stephen Curry returns after missing 11 games with shoulder injuryand for the first time since the 2019 Finals, he shared the court with Klay Thompson, Draymond Green and Andre Iguodala.

The core that built the four-wheeled dynasty. Ahead of them was the Phoenix Suns at stake, without their three best men in Devin Booker, Chris Paul and DeAndre Ayton. What should have been a quiet night turned out to be Golden State’s (113-125) most unexpected loss of the year.

In his first game in over three weeks, Curry didn’t find his rhythm until the fourth quarter, scoring 16 of 24 points. Tensioning the game as the Suns came to dominate with 21 in the second half.

Pushed by him and Jordan Poole, 27, the Warriors were able to get within 6 points up to twice in the final stretch, but reacted too slowly. It was a three-game losing streak at home.

All season, the Chase Center was the only place the Warriors felt safe.In fact, they were the best team in the NBA at home until a week ago, but they were the worst at home in a long time (3-16).

And it has in the past, after starting this three-week period at home with five straight wins, They closed the curtain on a three-game losing streak.: Detroit, Orlando, the two worst teams in the league, and these Suns on the field.

After receiving last season’s championship ring from his brother-in-law Stephen Curry, Damion Lee scored 22 points off the bench to take on his former team.

The guard was one of the key players in the win, along with Michal Bridges (26) and Croatia’s Dario Saric (19 points, 9 rebounds, 7 assists).Phoenix, who have struggled in scoring since losing Devin Booker, put together one of their best offensive performances in recent weeks as they went on a six-game losing streak.

With this setback, the Warriors have just half a game left before dropping out of the play-in spot. before embarking on a five-game road trip culminating in a complicated back-to-back game between Boston and Cleveland.