In one of the elite National Basketball Association games to start the 2022-23 regular season, the Phoenix Suns (the 2021-22 regular season champions), played the Golden State Warriors (the 2022 NBA Finals champions) on Tuesday. After a competitive high-scoring first half, which saw the Suns outscore the Warriors 72-66, it was a dominant second half for Phoenix, which saw them outscore Golden State 62-39 en route to a convincing 134-105 win.
Five Warriors players reached double digits in scoring. Devin Booker led the way with 34 points. Jock Landale off the bench and Mikal Bridges had 17 points each, while Chris Paul and Deandre Ayton had 16 points each. Ayton had a double double as he added 14 rebounds.
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It has been a significant week for Paul, as on Sunday, he recorded his 11000th career NBA assist in a 112-95 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday. After a game-high nine assists on Tuesday, Paul has 11018 assists, the third most all-time. Only John Stockton (15806) and Jason Kidd (12091) have more.
The team at the top of the Western Conference in the early going is not Phoenix or Golden State. It is the Portland Trail Blazers, who have begun the season with a perfect record of four wins and zero losses. To date, the Trail Blazers have given Phoenix their only loss, as they came away with a 113-111 overtime upset win on Friday. In the Eastern Conference, the only undefeated team is the Milwaukee Bucks. However, they have only had to play two games so far, the least number of games played by a single team in the NBA to date.
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