Oakland- The Golden State Warriors defeated the Phoenix Suns 139-108 in front of the 199th consecutive sellout at Oracle Arena Saturday night. The Warriors rebounded from the double-overtime loss to the Houston Rockets Thursday night. The Warriors increased their streak to 106 games without two losses in a row. The last time that happened was April 5-7, 2015.

The young Suns, coached by Earl Watson, were competitive with the Warriors in the first quarter. They took an early lead, fell behind, stayed even with the Warriors but the Dubs offense behind Steph Curry’s nine and JaVale McGee’s seven gave the Warriors a seven-point lead 37-30 after one-quarter. The Warriors went on a 16-0 run to start the second quarter  and led by twenty-one 61-40. They turned the ball over four times late in the period and the Suns behind a 17-5 surge closed the gap to just nine 66-57 at the half.

The third quarter belonged to Steph Curry. Curry scored twenty points and the Warriors blew open the game. They scored forty-two points in the stanza to lead by twenty-four 108-84. Steph and Draymond Green sat on the bench for the final twelve minutes. Klay Thompson and Kevin Durant played about six minutes and the bench finished up the game. The Dubs win 138-109.

Game Notes- The Dubs had five players in double figures. Steph Curry led them with 31. Klay Thompson had twenty-six and Durant finished the night with 20. The Dubs had thirty-seven assists. Durant had 8 and Green finished with 13 in just three-quarters of play. The bench was terrific. David West scored ten and JaVale McGee had 11. Leading scorers for Phoenix were Eric Bledsoe with 27 and Devin Booker had 21.

After the game, Steve Kerr said the team” had some good moments.” He also said ‘the most disappointing moment was the last two to three minutes of the second quarter.” That was when the Suns went on a 17-5 run that not only quieted the crowd but produced a little sweat on Kerr’s brow. Kerr, when talking about Kevin Durant, remarked that Durant “doesn’t care if he shoots.” Durant had taken just five shots in the first three-quarters of play. He finished the night with twenty and took just seven shots in the entire game. Durant had eight assists and blocked three shots.

The Dubs finish the homestand Monday night against the Indiana Pacers at Oracle Arena. Game time is at 7:30 pm. The Dubs then start a six-game road trip in Los Angeles against the Clippers Wednesday night. The Clippers are 16-5 and trail the Dubs by 1 1/2 games in the standings. Golden State’s record improved to 17-3 and the Suns fell to 6-14.