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Curry explodes after halftime to lead Warriors to 5th straight win

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Webeck, E. (2026, November 3). Curry explodes after halftime to lead Warriors to 5th straight win. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/11/03/sports/stephen-curry-goes-bonkers-in-second-half-to-lead-warriors-over-suns/

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New York Post · collected 2026-11-03 · by Evan Webeck

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In a comeback victory against the Suns in San Francisco, the Golden State Warriors won 116-113 despite trailing by as many as 17 points early in the game. Key player Draymond Green was ejected shortly after halftime, but this seemed to ignite Steph Curry who scored 25 of his total 34 points in the second half. The team’s resilience and contributions from Charles Bassey and Brandin Podziemski were crucial for the win as they turned around their poor shooting performance in the first half with strong three-point accuracy after halftime.
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On November 3, 2026, the Golden State Warriors defeated the Phoenix Suns 116-113 in a contentious game featuring three technical fouls and one ejection. Stephen Curry scored 34 points with seven assists and six rebounds, while Charles Bassey contributed a career-high 19 points and eight rebounds. Despite trailing by as many as 17 points earlier in the game, the Warriors rallied to win after Draymond Green was ejected two minutes into the third quarter for consecutive technicals following an altercation with Khaman Maluach, leading to another scuffle involving Dillon Brooks. Tempers flared again later when players from both teams got physical and were separated by security personnel.

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“Article A focuses on Draymond Green's ejection in the second half, while Article B discusses the impact of his absence and Curry's performance after halftime.”
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Evan Webeck
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🔮 Hosting the Suns, again coming off a game the previous night, Golden State set things up to make sure its two veteran stars would be available for the rematch.
🔮 Austin Reaves got to the foul line on the Lakers’ first possession of the second quarter, extending their advantage to 25 points, 40-15, and that’s as wide as it would get.
🔮 Will Richard freed up Curry with a hard screen of Matisse Thybulle about four minutes into the fourth quarter, Curry received a pass from Draymond Green and buried a wide-open triple. The bucket was Curry’s eighth 3-pointer of the night and was good for his 25th, 26th and 27th points.
🔮 So, you could say they’re making progress, at least.
🔮 Curry finished with 44, and the Warriors needed every last one of them to hold off the Timberwolves, despite Golden State pulling ahead by 24 after halftime and Minnesota playing its first game since Anthony Edwards learned he would require knee surgery.
🔮 It appeared that a game that began without Edwards could end with Curry sitting on the bench, comfortably resting after building a big lead.
🔮 For most 49ers players, the bye week will give them some much-needed rest and relaxation.
🔮 Some 24 hours later, though, Shanahan had no update to deliver when asked if Pineiro’s struggles would lead San Francisco to try out other kickers over its bye week.
🔮 Nine different Falcons caught passes from Penix, who operated at will under little duress from the Niners’ defensive line, allowing his receivers to get open.
🔮 A decade and four other coordinators later, Morris just might be the final coach to find a seat in the 49ers’ game of musical chairs to fill the position leading their defense.
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Golden State Phoenix SAN FRANCISCO Suns Warriors

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Curry PERSON · 10× Warriors ORG · 10× Green PERSON · 4× Suns ORG · 4× Golden State GPE · 3× Phoenix GPE · 2× Clippers ORG · 1× Draymond Green PERSON · 1× SAN FRANCISCO GPE · 1× Steph Curry PERSON · 1×

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A cutting Bassey converted one of Curry’s team-high seven assists on the Warriors’ first possession of the fourth quarter that gave them their first lead of the game, 95-93, and the margin never got wider than seven in either direction the rest of the way. The Warriors followed in Curry’s footsteps in the first half, knocking down just two of their first 17 attempts from 3.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-03
🔮 Hosting the Suns, again coming off a game the previous night, Golden State set things up to make sure its two veteran stars would be available for the rematch.
2026-11-03 · New York Post
Curry explodes after halftime to lead Warriors to 5th straight win · assertive framing

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The Warriors didn’t have Steph Curry or Draymond Green when they visited the Suns on the second half of a back-to-back last weekend. asserted
they → have → back
Hosting the Suns, again coming off a game the previous night, Golden State set things up to make sure its two veteran stars would be available for the rematch. asserted
stars → host → rematch
The training staff’s best efforts ended up for naught. asserted
efforts → end → naught
After sitting out Sunday’s win over the Clippers, Green spent most of the second half Monday night in the locker room. asserted
Green → sit → room
Green was ejected two minutes into the second half. asserted
Green → eject → half
And that was precisely when the game turned for the Warriors, who pulled out a 116-113 win after falling behind by as many as 17 points and not holding a lead until the fourth quarter. asserted
who → turn → quarter
The Warriors have won five straight since their 131-122 loss in Phoenix last Saturday. asserted
Warriors → win → Phoenix
When Green was tossed from the game, Golden State trailed 68-57. asserted
State → toss → game
Immediately after play resumed, the Warriors’ energy changed and they went on a 16-5 run to tie the score at 73. asserted
they → resume → 73
Curry didn’t exactly seem freshly rested as he struggled for nine points in the first half. asserted
he → seem → half
But he exploded for 25 after halftime to lead the Warriors, finishing with 34. asserted
he → explode → 34
After going off for 37 points without Curry the previous night and leading the Warriors with 26 the last time they faced Phoenix, Yaxel Lendeborg was contained to 16 on 3-of-10 shooting. asserted
Lendeborg → go → shooting
But the Warriors didn’t shy away from running their offense from the rookie with Curry off the floor, and his eight second-half free throws on nine attempts kept the Suns at bay. asserted
throws → shy → bay
With 44 and 31 his past two games, Curry notched the 25th streak of his career of three straight games with 30 or more in the scoring column. asserted
Curry → notch → column
In six games this season, Curry has scored at least 20 in all of them, averaging 30.0, trailing only Anthony Edwards and Luka Doncic. asserted
Curry → score → Edwards
With Devin Booker pouring in 26 to lead the Suns and Mikal Bridges adding 21, Curry couldn’t do it by himself. asserted
Curry → pour → himself
He got an unlikely assist in the form of center Charles Bassey, who picked up many of Green’s second-half minutes to finish with a career-best 19 on 7-of-10 shooting. asserted
who → get → shooting
Brandin Podziemski also contributed 20 points, including 14 after halftime. asserted
Podziemski → contribute → halftime
He tied the game at 93 on the Warriors’ final possession of the third quarter on a kickout from Lendeborg. asserted
He → tie → Lendeborg
A cutting Bassey converted one of Curry’s team-high seven assists on the Warriors’ first possession of the fourth quarter that gave them their first lead of the game, 95-93, and the margin never got wider than seven in either direction the rest of the way. The Warriors followed in Curry’s footsteps in the first half, knocking down just two of their first 17 attempts from 3. asserted
Warriors → cut → 3
But the ball started falling for Curry and his teammates after halftime. asserted
ball → fall → halftime
Golden State drained 11 of its final 25 attempts from 3, including five from Curry. asserted
State → drain → Curry
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