Suns sink Warriors in NBA opener

LOS ANGELES – Devin Booker scored 32 points as the Phoenix Suns pipped the Golden State Warriors, 108-104, in a roller coaster scrap in San Francisco Tuesday (Wednesday, Manila time).

A wild second half saw the Warriors overturn a 15-point deficit after outscoring Phoenix 40-19 in the third quarter, before the Suns rallied in the fourth quarter to complete a memorable victory.

Booker was backed by 18 points from former Golden State star Kevin Durant, while Josh Okogie added 17 and Jusuf Nurkic 14.

Stephen Curry led the Warriors scoring with 27 points while former Phoenix guard Chris Paul added 14 points in his first regular season game for Golden State.

"We understood after a good first half that they weren't giving in," Booker said.

"They were champs two years ago, and they're a really good team — a really good third-quarter team. They came out in the second half and gave us another punch but we kept playing through it."