PREVIEW: Phoenix Suns (3-7) at Golden State Warriors (7-2) — Looking For A Non-Clunky Game

Phoenix Suns (3-7) at Golden State Warriors (7-2)

Tip-Off: Sunday, November 13th, 2016 – 5:00 PM PST

Location: Oracle Arena, Oakland, CA

TV: CSNBA | Radio: 95.7 The Game

Livetweet: @LetsGoWarriors (@chiliankopp) #LetsGoWarriorsLive

Projected Starting Lineups:

Suns (PPG, RPG, APG)

PG: Eric Bledsoe (19.3, 6.1, 4.9)

SG: Devin Booker (21.5, 2.5, 2.8)

SF: T.J. Warren (20.2, 5.4, 1.0)

PF: Marquese Chriss (4.9, 3.2, 0.7)

C: Alex Len (8.6, 7.8, 0.7)

Head Coach: Earl Watson (career: 12-30, 0.286)

Warriors (PPG, RPG, APG)

PG: Stephen Curry (26.9, 3.4, 6.0)

SG: Klay Thompson (17.6, 3.0, 2.7)

SF: Kevin Durant (27.6, 7.8, 3.8)

PF: Draymond Green (10.6, 10.4, 6.7)

C: Zaza Pachulia (4.2, 5.8, 2.3)

Head Coach: Steve Kerr (career: 147-26, 0.850)

Injury Report

Warriors: Damian Jones (pectoral surgery) is out.

Nuggets: Tyson Chandler (personal reasons) is questionable.

Previous Matchups

Game Notes

  • Kerr on 1st Warriors/Phoenix game: “Draymond, the light bulb clicked on for him…defend like crazy” [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkHlS0Sgp0o&w=560&h=315]
  • Steve Kerr on previous game vs Phoenix Suns: “It was a clunky game…We didn’t have any rhythm at all” [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EM4Y2FDsCiY&w=560&h=315]
  • Warriors’ Steve Kerr on Phoenix Suns: “They have a good wealth of talent, good base of draft picks” [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpGyL5F8Mx8&w=560&h=315]
  • Now, with Durant thriving and Curry back to his torrid three-point exploits, Green is learning how to pick his spots offensively. He is 7-for-10 from three-point range in his past two games. “You have to figure it all out,” Green said. “It’s seeing what the team has and going, ‘All right, maybe I can help in that area and focus on something else.’ It’s all about coming together.” “I think he’s been brilliant,” Kerr said. — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle
  • “I just try to be consistent,” Durant said. “Don’t want to be one of those guys that scores 50 one night and six the next. I’d rather have 30 for a week straight, 25 for a week straight. I’m about every single day…But now I can reflect and say, yeah, that was pretty cool.” — Anthony Slater, The Mercury News

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