Curry scores 25 as the Warriors cruise past the Suns 133-95 and keep pace in West playoff race

PHOENIX (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 25 points, Brandin Podziemski added 22 and the Golden State Warriors coasted past the Phoenix Suns 133-95 on Tuesday night to keep pace in a crowded Western Conference playoff race.

The Warriors are trying to secure one of the top six seeds in the West, which would keep them out of the play-in tournament. Golden State is currently tied with the Denver Nuggets, Memphis Grizzlies and Los Angeles Clippers at 47-32 for the fourth through seventh spots.

Golden State jumped to a 69-43 lead by halftime. Curry had 19 points before the break, while Podziemski added 17.

The Warriors led by as many as 41 points in the second half.

The Suns — who have lost seven straight — are on the brink of elimination from the postseason race. The only way Phoenix can sneak into the Western Conference play-in tournament is by winning its final three games of the regular season while the Dallas Mavericks lose their last three.

Devin Booker led the Suns with 21 points while Grayson Allen and Ryan Dunn added 12. The 38-point margin of defeat was the team's worst of the season.

Warriors: Golden State took care of an inferior opponent on the road and has two more very winnable games in the coming days against the Spurs and Trail Blazers. The season finale against the Clippers could be very important for playoff positioning.

Suns: Phoenix looks like a team ready for the offseason. Booker played well in the first half, but that's about the end of the positives.

Moses Moody hit a 3-pointer with 8:54 left in the first quarter to give the Warriors a 10-8 lead. They would never trail again.

The Suns shot just 35 of 88 (39.8%) from the field, including 12 of 43 (27.9%) on threes.

The Warriors host the Spurs on Wednesday. The Suns host the Thunder on Wednesday.

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Golden State Warriors forward Jimmy Butler III (10) shoots over Phoenix Suns guard Bradley Beal (3) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Phoenix, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) works to get around Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Phoenix, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) shoots a 3-pointer against Phoenix Suns guard Bradley Beal (3) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Phoenix, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) is guarded by Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Phoenix, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)

Phoenix Suns guard Grayson Allen (8) attempts to shoot around Golden State Warriors forward Trayce Jackson-Davis (32) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Phoenix, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)

Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) jokes with Phoenix Suns guard Bradley Beal after making a 3-pointer against him during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Phoenix, Tuesday, April 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Darryl Webb)

Two goals from Igor Matanovic were not enough to stop Europa League finalist Freiburg losing 3-2 at Hamburger SV in the Bundesliga on Sunday.

Bakery Jatta opened the scoring for Hamburg when he was left unmarked but Matanovic soon leveled for Freiburg. Goals from Luka Vušković and Fabio Baldé put Hamburg back in control in the second half and Matanović's 87th-minute header proved only a consolation goal for Freiburg.

The loss is a blow to seventh-place Freiburg's hopes of qualifying for the Conference League via the Bundesliga. Freiburg could yet end up in the Champions League with a win over Aston Villa in the final of the Europa League on May 20. Hamburg moves up a place to 11th.

Later Sunday, last-place Heidenheim takes on Cologne needing at least a point to keep its hopes of avoiding relegation.

Heidenheim coach Frank Schmidt has been in charge for 19 years, overseeing promotion from the regional fourth tier and even a European campaign in the Conference League last season. He has yet to experience relegation.

The bottom two teams are relegated automatically and the team in 16th faces a two-leg promotion-relegation playoff against a team from the second division.

Also Sunday, pioneering coach Marie-Louise Eta and her Union Berlin team take on Mainz. Union remains winless as Eta heads into her fourth game in charge as the first female head coach in Europe's top five major men's leagues. Union, which is safe from relegation, is aiming to build on a draw last week against Cologne.

Eta's five-game interim head coach stint is due to end next week when Union hosts Augsburg in its last game of the season. She has already agreed to take charge of the Union women's team for next season.

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Hamburger's Luka Vuskovic, centre, celebrates with Nicolai Remberg, second from left, and Nicolas Capaldo after scoring his side's second goal during the German Bundesliga soccer match between Hamburger SV and Sport-Club Freiburg in Hamburg, Germany, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (Marcus Brandt/dpa via AP)