The Phoenix Suns (31-21, 5th in Western Conference) travel to play the Golden State Warriors (24-25, 11th in Western Conference), as both teams are riding three-game win streaks.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Both of these teams have also won five of their last six games with road losses to the Atlanta Hawks the only defeats to both teams during this stretch. New additions Royce O’Neale and David Roddy are available to make their debuts for Phoenix, while the Warriors did not make any moves at the trade deadline, so they have no new faces.
The Suns have won all three games against the Warriors this year and will go for the season sweep tonight. This will be their second straight opportunity to do so, as they completed a 4-0 season record over the Jazz yesterday. In the last meeting between Phoenix and Golden State, the Suns won 119-116 in a game that featured an ejection and subsequent suspension to Draymond Green after he landed a blow to Jusuf Nurkić’s face.
The Suns are looking to build off Thursday’s 129-115 victory over the Utah Jazz, in which they totaled a season-high 37 team assists even without Devin Booker. Grayson Allen contributed a career-high 14 of these, while Kevin Durant had 31 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, and Bradley Beal notched 31 points and seven assists.
The Warriors crushed the Indiana Pacers 131-109 Thursday night behind 42 points from Stephen Curry, which included a perfect 6-for-6 clip from downtown in the first quarter.
The Warriors will be without Chris Paul, who has not played since Jan. 5 with a broken hand. Only Damion Lee will be out for the Suns, as Booker was not on the injury report.
Local Game Information
Start Time: 6:30 p.m. MST
Location: Chase Center
TV Channel: ABC
Radio: Arizona Sports 98.7 FM, La Mejor 106.5 FM
Stream: Suns Live (click for more info)
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Betting Odds
Line: PHX -1.5
O/U: 243.5
Injury Report
Phoenix Suns: Bradley Beal (right ankle sprain) PROBABLE | Damion Lee (right meniscus surgery) OUT
Golden State Warriors: Chris Paul (left hand fracture) OUT
Starters (Projected)
Phoenix Suns: Devin Booker, Bradley Beal, Grayson Allen, Kevin Durant, Jusuf Nurkić
Golden State Warriors: Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Andrew Wiggins, Jonathan Kuminga, Draymond Green
Five Keys to Game for Suns
- Continuing great ball movement
- Let defense play into offense
- Take advantage of Warriors’ lack of size inside
- Defending Warriors’ bench
- Limiting turnovers
Prediction
Suns 132 – Warriors 120
This should be another high-scoring game for Phoenix, and they have had the Warriors’ number so far this season despite not being fully healthy in any of their previous matchups. I expect this dominance to continue tonight because the Suns have just been on a string as of late and appear to be laser-focused now that their roster is pretty much set for the rest of the season. They have found a way to have a balanced attack on offense, yet still get players going individually which has not been huge.
The Warriors have been hot too and their bench has played really well against the Suns so far this season, so there will be stretches where they play really well, so this could game could be closer than it should. If Golden State decides to go small with Draymond Green at the five for most of the game, the Suns have been playing really well against small-ball lineups, so they could feast in this matchup.
Last Meeting (Dec. 12, 2023)
Suns stay undefeated against Warriors this season with 119-116 win
Team Matchup Notes
Here are some stats, notes and everything else to know about the Suns and Warriors before their fourth matchup of the season (via Suns):
Each team’s stats (via Suns):
Preview: Injury report
Devin Booker not on Suns injury report for tomorrow’s game at Warriors
Preview: Get to know Royce O’Neale
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Brendan Mau is a senior writer covering the Phoenix Suns and more for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on X via @Brendan_Mau
