On December 29th, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued with the Warriors facing off against the Suns at home in a back-to-back game. In this match, Curry and Green made their return, and both teams were locked in a seesaw battle, with the Warriors taking the initiative and leading by some points. Beal and Durant led the Suns in catching up on the score, and after that, both teams were in a seesaw battle, with the point difference never widening. In the end, the Suns couldn't hold on in the crucial moments. Ultimately, the Warriors defeated the Suns 109-105, ending their three-game losing streak.
In this game, Curry and Green returned, and Schroder continued to start. Beal started hot, while the Warriors relied on Curry and Kuminga to continuously score points, successfully overtaking the point difference and leading by 7 points in the first quarter. In the second quarter, the Suns began to exert themselves, and the Warriors made consecutive mistakes. The Suns unleashed a 26-7 run, directly overtaking and widening the point difference. Fortunately, Green hit a three-pointer to stop the bleeding, followed by Curry hitting a buzzer-beater, and at halftime, the Warriors narrowed the gap to 61-65.
After changing sides for the second half, neither team could continue their fiery shooting from the first half, both falling into a stalemate, with the point difference never widening, and the third quarter ended with the Warriors trailing by 5 points. Entering the final quarter, the Suns still held the initiative on the court, but in the crucial moments, Kuminga scored consecutively, Curry also broke through for points, and as Kuminga made two free throws, a 12-3 run overtook the score. Schroder also hit a key three-pointer, Durant made consecutive mistakes, then made two free throws to overtake the score, Kuminga made two free throws as well, and Schroder made two more free throws, establishing a 3-point lead for the Warriors, which the Suns couldn't hold onto. In the end, the Suns lost to the Warriors 105-109.
Playing back-to-back, Kuminga continued his explosive performance, setting a new career high in the previous game, and this time he went 12 for 20, scoring another 34 points and 9 rebounds, showing great form. On Curry's side, he was hot in the first half, unfortunately fading in the second half, finishing with 22 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists, also making 5 turnovers. Green's return also saw him contribute 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 7 assists, Davis had 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Schroder also had 11 points.
The Suns are still in a slump, with Durant scoring 31 points and 6 rebounds but making 8 turnovers and failing to step up in the crucial moments to save the team. Beal had 28 points and 5 rebounds but didn't perform well in the crucial moments, choosing to break through the paint when trailing by 3 points, which is somewhat confusing.