The Golden State Warriors will host the Phoenix Suns at Oracle Arena for their second consecutive home game.
Game Notes
- The last time the Suns and the Warriors met this season, the Warriors defeated the Suns 133-120 in Oracle Arena.
- Golden State will look to avoid losing back to back games after a double overtime loss to the Houston Rockets in which both Stephen Curry and Draymond Green fouled out of the game.
- The Phoenix Suns will be looking to win a second consecutive game following a 116-96 victory over the Indiana Pacers on Friday night.
- This will be the second Warriors-Suns meeting of the season. Golden State leads the season series 1-0 coming into this game.
Starting Line-ups
Golden State Warriors
The Warriors will come out with their regular starting five despite playing their bigs limited minutes last night against Houston. We should expect more collective production from Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, who both got into foul trouble last night in the two-overtime loss.
Point Guard- Stephen Curry
Shooting Guard- Klay Thompson
Center- Zaza Pachulia
Power Forward- Draymond Green
Small Forward- Kevin Durant
118.1 Points Per Game, 44.4 Rebounds Per Game, 31.1 Assists Per Game, 106.3 Points Allowed
Phoenix Suns
The Phoenix Suns will be coming off of an impressive win over the Indiana Pacers. The Warriors will be tough as they are known for having massive bounce back games.
Point Guard- Eric Bledsoe
Shooting Guard- Devin Booker
Center- Tyson Chandler
Power Forward- Jared Dudley
Small Forward- T.J. Warren
106.2 Points Per Game, 46.1 Rebounds Per Game, 111.9 Points Allowed, 18.3 Assists Per Game
Keys to Game
Golden State Warriors
- Limit Turnovers
- Avoid Foul Trouble
- Play cohesive defense
Phoenix Suns
- Good Ball Movement
- Play solid team defense
- Contain Golden State’s main contributors
Pre-Game takes and predictions
Golden State will be getting the perfect opportunity for a bounce back home game against a Phoenix Suns team with less experience and talent. The pace of the game will be extremely fast. The players that will likely have big performances tonight will be needed to be contained.
A big game from any of the stars on the Dubs will break the game open before it starts and a big game from any of the Suns best players will make this much more of a nail bitter than expectations would tell you. Chances are that the Dubs will come in and take care of business like they should and nothing will really be a surprise.
Devin Booker has huge games against Golden State and that should hardly change. In terms of depth, ball movement, and fire power the Warriors obviously are at an advantage. If Phoenix dominates the rebounding battle or gets to the line more often however, that could change the tenor of this game potentially. My prediction is convincing victory by the Dubs at home. Phoenix should keep it close in the first half. Both teams will eclipse 100 points on shot attempts alone.
Final Score, Golden State-120 , Phoenix- 105