"Curry hit Gary Payton II, who found Jimmy Butler on the baseline for a contested layup that he turned into an and-1 score and a 115-112 lead. Devin Booker responded by driving for an and-1 layup of his own five seconds later. Collin Gillespie had a chance to take the lead on an open corner three, but he missed, Brandin Podziemski grabbed a contested rebound, and Steph Curry made two free throws to push the lead back to four."
"It was abundantly clear early on that neither side had much love for the other. There were three technical fouls handed out and one ejection. Draymond Green was ejected in the second quarter after shoving Gillespie from behind and arguing with the officials afterwards. Booker also got whacked with a tech for complaining to Pat Fraher's crew over what he believed to be an uncalled foul on Curry."
Heavy rainstorms and widespread blackouts moved through San Francisco, but the Warriors defeated the Suns 119-116. The rematch came less than 48 hours after the Suns beat Golden State in a chippy one-point game. The game remained competitive late; with under a minute, Jimmy Butler converted an and-1 off Gary Payton II's pass, Devin Booker answered with his own and-1, and Collin Gillespie's corner three tied it at 117-116. Steph Curry drove for a baseline layup with 5.7 seconds left to secure the win. Curry scored 27, Booker 38; Dillon Brooks had 22. The game included three technicals and Draymond Green's ejection.
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