The Golden State Warriors hosted the Phoenix Suns in their first game of the 2023-24 regular season on Tuesday evening.

The Suns led by 15 points at halftime, but the Warriors won the third quarter by 21. 

Despite this, they were defeated by the Suns by a score of 108-104.

One of the main reasons for the Warriors’ troubles during the game was their terrible three-point shooting (10/43).

Despite playing solid defense, Klay Thompson struggled offensively, scoring 15 points on 6/18 shooting from the field and 3/11 from three-point range in 36 minutes. 

Steph Curry met with the media following the game and praised his teammate. 

“I know everyone’s going to talk about our shooting percentage and try to single him out and all that.” It’s going to happen. We have a lot of faith in Klay.”

Curry, who finished with 27 points, struggled as well, shooting 8/20 from the field and 4/14 from three-point range in 31 minutes. 

Nonetheless, the Suns were inefficient (11/33 from three-point range), while 13-time NBA All-Star Kevin Durant shot only 7/22 (he had 18 points).  The Warriors’ next game will be against the Sacramento Kings (on the road) on Friday. 

Meanwhile, the Suns will play their next game on Thursday evening, when they travel to Los Angeles to face LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. 

Both teams were eliminated in the second round of the NBA playoffs in 2023 (in six games).