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Phoenix Suns @ Golden State Warriors : Game 20 Preview

By Weldon Jones

November 13, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) saves the ball in front of Phoenix Suns guard Brandon Knight (11) during the fourth quarter at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Suns 133-120. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
November 13, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) saves the ball in front of Phoenix Suns guard Brandon Knight (11) during the fourth quarter at Oracle Arena. The Warriors defeated the Suns 133-120. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /
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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

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