Golden State Warriors – Phoenix Suns · NBA

Win probability changed during the game. · 18 December 2025

GSW98–99PHX

Is it worth watching?

Highly recommended

It was more exciting than 96% of NBA games since 2017

· It was still open in the final minutes
· The win probability swung between the two teams 17 times
· It stayed close for almost the whole game

It measures how much the win probability moved during the game —without looking at who won or at the score— and compares it with the 10,950 NBA games with a curve since 2017. “Highly recommended” is the most intense 20%, “recommended” runs from 50% to 80%, and “skippable” is the rest. Source: ESPN.

↑ PHX winsGSW wins ↓

Home team's win probability across the game (source: ESPN). The band rises when PHX leads and falls when GSW does.

This is how the game was decided.

Devin Booker decided it, the Phoenix Suns player with the most points (25, with 2 rebounds and 2 assists; -8 with him on the floor); the winner's best plus-minus was Collin Gillespie's (+14). The criterion: the winner's points in the box score; plus-minus says who was on the floor when the game opened up.

The game-winner in Phoenix Suns 99-98 Golden State Warriors (December 18, 2025) was hit by Jordan Goodwin: a free throw with 0.4 s left in the fourth quarter, putting the Phoenix Suns up 99-98. They never trailed again.

The biggest run of Phoenix Suns 99-98 Golden State Warriors (December 18, 2025) was a 12-0 run by the Phoenix Suns in the third quarter (from 9:50 to 7:26), from 48-62 to 60-62. The Golden State Warriors' best was a 10-0 run between the second quarter and the third quarter, from 50-46 to 60-46.

What were the keys of the last Phoenix Suns vs Golden State Warriors game?

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Play: Jordan Goodwin makes free throw 2 of 2.

I count as the game-winner the basket that puts the winning team ahead for good. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

A run here is consecutive points by one team without the opponent scoring. Source: the official NBA play-by-play (since 2002-03) and each team's official box scores.

Source: the game's official box score and play-by-play.

Jordan Goodwin decided this game: his points put his team ahead with 0.4 seconds left in the fourth quarter, and the opponent never led again.

It is the only game he has decided this way in the NBA since the 2002-03 season.

His profile shows the games Goodwin decided

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A game is decided by the last basket that puts a team ahead in the final ten seconds of the fourth quarter or of an overtime, if that team wins.

18 December 2025 · The source is the ESPN play-by-play, play espn:401810233:818; the date is the one on the NBA box score.

Rotations · who was on the floor

Closing lineup · GSW

Butler · Curry · Green · Moody · Podziemski

Closing lineup · PHX

Booker · Brooks · O'Neale · Goodwin · Dunn

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GSW

Jimmy Butler III

34′ · 0

Stephen Curry

33′ · -12

Draymond Green

30′ · -10

Moses Moody

30′ · -1

Quinten Post

27′ · -1

Gary Payton II

3′ · -7

Trayce Jackson-Davis

7′ · +3

Brandin Podziemski

28′ · +15

De'Anthony Melton

15′ · +7

Buddy Hield

10′ · 0

Gui Santos

14′ · +2

Jonathan Kuminga

10′ · -1

PHX

Collin Gillespie

34′ · +12

Devin Booker

33′ · -8

Dillon Brooks

33′ · -13

Royce O'Neale

31′ · +6

Mark Williams

19′ · +12

Jordan Goodwin

30′ · -9

Oso Ighodaro

28′ · -12

Ryan Dunn

17′ · +11

Jamaree Bouyea

14′ · +2

Each bar is a stint on the floor (source: NBA). The number is minutes played and the team's +/− with him on the court. GSW and PHX.

These lineups played the most minutes together.

Golden State Warriors

Moody, Post, Curry, Butler, and Green played 9.6 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Melton, Moody, Podziemski, Post, and Butler played 4.8 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 8 points.
Moody, Podziemski, Curry, Butler, and Green played 4.8 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 5 points.

Phoenix Suns

Booker, O'Neale, Brooks, Williams, and Gillespie played 10.5 minutes together.
Booker, Brooks, Goodwin, Gillespie, and Ighodaro played 8.5 minutes together.
Booker, O'Neale, Brooks, Goodwin, and Ighodaro played 7.8 minutes together.

The plus-minus of each Phoenix Suns lineup is not shown: its rotation stints do not add up with each other.

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Golden State Warriors

Hield, Kuminga, Santos, Curry, and Green played 4.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 3 points.
Hield, Melton, Podziemski, Post, and Butler played 3.5 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 1 point.
Kuminga, Santos, Podziemski, Curry, and Green played 3.0 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 2 points.
Moody, Santos, Podziemski, Post, and Butler played 2.8 minutes together.
Their team tied that stretch.
Hield, Santos, Jackson-Davis, Podziemski, and Curry played 2.3 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 2 points.
Melton, Jackson-Davis, Podziemski, Curry, and Green played 2.1 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 5 points.
Melton, Moody, Curry, Butler, and Green played 2.0 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Payton, Moody, Post, Curry, and Butler played 1.4 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 6 points.
Kuminga, Moody, Podziemski, Post, and Butler played 1.3 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 1 point.
Kuminga, Santos, Podziemski, Post, and Butler played 1.2 minutes together.
Their team won that stretch by 5 points.
Melton, Moody, Jackson-Davis, Curry, and Green played 1.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 5 points.
Podziemski, Post, Curry, Butler, and Green played 1.1 minutes together.
Their team lost that stretch by 6 points.

Phoenix Suns

Goodwin, Bouyea, Gillespie, Ighodaro, and Dunn played 4.9 minutes together.
O'Neale, Williams, Bouyea, Gillespie, and Dunn played 4.1 minutes together.
Booker, O'Neale, Brooks, Goodwin, and Williams played 2.1 minutes together.
O'Neale, Goodwin, Gillespie, Ighodaro, and Dunn played 1.9 minutes together.
O'Neale, Bouyea, Gillespie, Ighodaro, and Dunn played 1.7 minutes together.
O'Neale, Goodwin, Bouyea, Ighodaro, and Dunn played 1.3 minutes together.
Booker, Brooks, Goodwin, Williams, and Dunn played 1.2 minutes together.
O'Neale, Brooks, Bouyea, Gillespie, and Ighodaro played 1.2 minutes together.
Booker, Goodwin, Williams, Bouyea, and Dunn played 1.1 minutes together.

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The lineups come from the NBA's official rotation: who was on the floor and when. Each lineup's plus-minus is worked out from every player's stints and is only shown when they all add up with each other and with the final score.

Collin Gillespie covered 4.60 km, more than anyone in the game.

Devin Booker touched the ball 69 times, a game high.
Draymond Green made 49 passes, a game high.

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Golden State Warriors

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Stephen Curry	4.20	7.2	67	45
Jimmy Butler III	4.20	6.9	55	31
Moses Moody	3.72	6.8	37	25
Brandin Podziemski	3.59	7.3	55	39
Quinten Post	3.44	7.4	63	46
Draymond Green	3.44	6.5	65	49
De'Anthony Melton	1.91	7.2	31	22
Gui Santos	1.77	7.5	23	21
Buddy Hield	1.48	8.0	18	14
Jonathan Kuminga	1.30	7.9	25	18
Trayce Jackson-Davis	0.87	7.5	15	14
Gary Payton II	0.45	7.7	4	3

Phoenix Suns

Player	km	km/h	Touches	Passes
Collin Gillespie	4.60	7.7	65	47
Devin Booker	3.99	6.8	69	40
Jordan Goodwin	3.94	7.3	48	32
Dillon Brooks	3.81	6.5	45	18
Royce O'Neale	3.75	6.9	50

How far does Collin Gillespie run per game?

The figures come from the NBA's optical tracking (NBA.com) for this game; speed is each player's average while on the floor.

Who guarded whom

Devin Booker guarded Moses Moody for 5.4 minutes, over 20 possessions.
In that time, Moses Moody scored 0 points and made 0 of 2 shots.
Collin Gillespie guarded Stephen Curry for 4.0 minutes, over 23 possessions.
In that time, Stephen Curry scored 3 points and made 0 of 4 shots.
Stephen Curry guarded Royce O'Neale for 3.8 minutes, over 20 possessions.
In that time, Royce O'Neale scored 3 points and made 1 of 3 shots.

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Golden State Warriors defending

Defender	Attacker	Min	Poss	Pts (FG)
Curry	O'Neale	3.8	20	3 (1/3)
Green	Brooks	3.2	16	3 (1/4)
Butler	Booker	3.2	16	7 (3/4)
Moody	Gillespie	3.2	18	0 (0/2)
Podziemski	Goodwin	3.2	14	3 (1/2)
Green	Ighodaro	2.7	12	0 (0/1)
Post	Williams	2.7	11	2 (0/0)
Moody	Brooks	2.6	12	7 (3/6)
Post	Ighodaro	2.3	12	2 (1/1)
Curry	Booker	2.1	10	4 (2/5)

Phoenix Suns defending

Defender	Attacker	Min	Poss	Pts (FG)
Booker	Moody	5.4	20	0 (0/2)
Gillespie	Curry	4.0	23	3 (0/4)
Ighodaro	Post	3.2	13	3 (1/4)
Brooks	Green	2.8	18	3 (1/3)
Goodwin	Curry	2.5	13	8 (2/3)

Matchups come from the NBA's tracking (NBA.com) for this game: how long each defender guarded each attacker and what the attacker produced in that time. Only matchups of two minutes or more are shown.

Who stood out on defense during the season

These figures cover the whole 2025-26 regular season, not this game.

Golden State Warriors

Brandin Podziemski drew 0.28 charges per game over his 81 games.
He ranks 4 of 399 in the league.
Stephen Curry recovered 0.9 loose balls per game over his 43 games.
He ranks 5 of 399 in the league.
Jimmy Butler III recovered 0.9 loose balls per game over his 38 games.
He ranks 8 of 399 in the league.

Phoenix Suns

Collin Gillespie recovered 0.9 loose balls per game over his 80 games.
He ranks 5 of 399 in the league.
Jordan Goodwin deflected 3.7 passes per game over his 70 games.
He ranks 9 of 399 in the league.
Mark Williams contested 8.4 shots per game over his 60 games.
He ranks 16 of 399 in the league.

Hustle figures come from the hustle stats the NBA publishes (NBA.com) and rim defense comes from its tracking; both cover the regular season. For each player in this game we show the figure that ranks him highest in the league, and for each team, the three best ranked. Ranks count players with at least 30 games and, at the rim, at least 4 defended shots per game.

The Phoenix Suns have won 64 of their 117 games against the Golden State Warriors.

64-53record of the Phoenix Suns · NBA 1996-97 – 2025-26, regular season and playoffs

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Official NBA box scores, regular season and playoffs, 1996-97 – 2025-26. It counts every game between the two teams that the house holds, this one included.

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Game context

Attendance

17.071

100% of capacity

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Scoring

197

combined points

34.2 below the season average (231.2)