Warriors get revenge, snap Suns' 18-game win streak with playoff-level defense, energy and adjustments

The budding Warriors-Suns rivalry added its latest installment on Friday night

SAN FRANCISCO -- Steph Curry's famed pregame shooting routine took a little longer than usual on Friday night. Midway through a series of corner 3-pointers, his former teammate and current Phoenix Suns assistant coach Jarrett Jack stopped by to exchange pleasantries. A few minutes later, Curry approached the sideline to converse with his former head coach, Mark Jackson, who was part of the ESPN broadcast team. Before he made his way down the court for his concluding tunnel shot, Curry stopped to take a selfie with a young fan.

All this to say, this was not a normal, early December, regular-season game.

Chase Center was nearly at capacity well before the opening whistle of the Golden State Warriors' 118-96 win over the Phoenix Suns, which put an end to Phoenix's 18-game winning streak and exacted revenge for a Golden State loss in their first matchup just three nights prior. With the win, the Warriors improved to a league-best 19-3, moving a half-game ahead of the Suns as both teams continue to break away from the rest of the Western Conference.