Devin Booker scores 43 as the Suns beat the short-handed Warriors 131-122

Devin Booker scored 43 points on 17-of-25 shooting and the Phoenix Suns beat the Golden State Warriors 131-122 on Saturday night, winning their home opener for the fifth straight season, according to the Associated Press. Booker added seven rebounds and seven assists.

The NBA said the performance set a Suns record for a home opener, passing the 37 points Charles Barkley scored against the Los Angeles Clippers on Nov. 7, 1992. Booker scored 24 of his points after halftime, 17 of them in the third quarter.

Golden State was playing for the third time in four days and rested several regulars. Stephen Curry (right knee), Brandin Podziemski (low back), Draymond Green (low back) and Al Horford (low back) all sat, the AP said. The Warriors are 0-3 for the first time in 19 years.

Phoenix started cold, making 1 of 12 from 3-point range in the first quarter, and trailed 25-22 after one. The Suns scored 35 in the second and 45 in the third, and Jordan Goodwin's 3-pointer at the buzzer sent them into the fourth up 102-92.

The Warriors stayed close for a few more minutes before Phoenix pulled away, building a lead that reached 16 per ESPN's box score. The NBA highlighted a sequence in which Collin Gillespie stole the ball, slipped it between a defender's legs and found Kennard for a transition 3. A Kennard 3-pointer made it 117-102 with six minutes left. Kennard, signed in the offseason, finished with 11 points and made 3 of 5 from deep.

Miles Bridges had 16 points and seven rebounds, Dillon Brooks scored 15 with five assists, and Jalen Green added 12. Rookie Khaman Maluach had nine points, nine rebounds and two blocks. Phoenix shot 58% from the field (50 of 86), scored 60 points in the paint and had 27 fast-break points.

Rookie Yaxel Lendeborg led Golden State with a season-high 26 points and made 6 of 11 3-pointers. De'Anthony Melton scored 25 with three steals, Brandon Williams added 20 off the bench, and Graham Ike had 12 points and 10 rebounds. The Warriors made 17 3-pointers but turned it over 16 times.

The win evened Phoenix at 1-1 after a 124-83 loss at Portland in its opener.