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The Golden State Warriors defeated the Phoenix Suns in a thrilling 109-105 victory Saturday at the Chase Center in San Francisco, California.

Stephen Curry and Jonathan Kuminga thrilled fans and led the way for Golden State as they scored 56 points.

NBA TV @NBATV

Golden State won a close game against the Suns led by Stephen Curry & Jonathan Kuminga
Steph: 22 PTS | 6 AST | 6 ROPE
Kuminga: 34 PTS | 9 ROPE| 60% FG pic.twitter.com/WoTLUrC7zU

The Warriors improved to 16-15 on the season, while the Suns dropped to 15-16 and snapped their eighth loss in December.

Curry finished the night with 22 points, six rebounds and six assists in the win. Kuminga contributed 34 points, nine rebounds and three assists, shooting 12-of-20 from the field.

On the other side of the court, Kevin Durant posted 31 points, six rebounds and three assists along with Bradley Beal who posted 28 points.

Fans took to social media to praise Curry and the ever-improving Kuminga as they led the Warriors to victory:

Hoop Central @TheHoopCentral

Jonathan Kuminga in the last 2 matches:
34 PTS – 10 REB – 5 AST – 58% FG
34 PTS – 9 REB – 3 AST – 60% FG
Taking a leap. pic.twitter.com/WHmlsFJhdY

StatMuse @status

Jonathan Kuminga tonight:
34 PTS
9 REB (5 OREB)
12-20 FG
First Warrior with more 30 PT games off the bench in a season since Jordan Poole in ’22-’23. pic.twitter.com/M58wcR4o9b

Anthony Slater @anthonyVslater

Best two-night stretch of Jonathan Kuminga’s early career
*at Clippers: 34 pts, 11/19 FG, 10 rebs, 5 asts
*vs Suns: 34 pts, 12/20 FG, 9 rebs, best player on floor in desperately needed GSW win

SwishCulture @SwishCultureYT

Jonathan Kuminga is making some pundits look really suspicious right now.

27 @27 world

Jonathan Kuminga is the man of the future..can’t believe there are people in this fan base who actually justify the Kerr bs

Steph Curry Muse @StephMuse_

Steph Curry tonight
22 points
6 rebounds
6 assists
9-22 FG
The Warriors finally win! pic.twitter.com/vxQpx0ZmEh

Always knocking @Always knocking

You see the Curry era.
No matter what they say.

Andrew Wiggins started the scoring for the Warriors, sinking a three-pointer off an assist from Curry to tie the game at 3-3 within the first minute after he and Beal traded threes.

Curry opened the second quarter with another assist, this time to Trayce Jackson-Davis for an alley-oop dunk, and the Warriors went into halftime trailing 65-61.

Despite Curry’s three-point struggles, shooting 4-of-13 from behind the arc, he continued to contribute on the floor when Jackson-Davis took over in the third quarter.

The game was tied at 100 with 3:28 remaining as the Warriors began to push for the win. A 30-foot three-pointer from Dennis Schröder gave the Warriors a 104-103 lead with 1:23 left.

A costly mistake by Durant with just under 30 seconds left sent Kuminga to the line, where he hit both free throws. Schröder followed with two-for-two from the line, which helped secure the victory.

With the win, the Warriors snapped a three-game losing streak and will look to secure another victory on Monday when they face the Cleveland Cavaliers at home.