The Phoenix Suns hope to increase a successful streak and finish a dropping skid on the similar time once they go to the Golden State Warriors and probably Stephen Curry on Tuesday evening in San Francisco.
In a duel between final yr’s Western Conference regular-season and NBA postseason champs, Phoenix exacted a double-dose of revenge for its disappointing ending final May with 134-105 and 130-119 residence wins over Golden State early this season. Now the Suns will attempt to make it 4 straight wins over the Warriors relationship to final season.
The Suns had been 15-6 at one level earlier than plummeting of late, dropping to 20-21 after dropping 9 of 10, together with the final six in a row.
Playing with out Devin Booker, Cam Johnson, Cameron Payne and season-long holdout Jae Crowder, Phoenix has failed to attain 100 factors in any of its final 4 video games.
The Suns had been held to 98 of their most up-to-date outing Sunday in opposition to the Cleveland Cavaliers, a 14-point residence loss throughout which Chris Paul joined his teammates on the sidelines with a hip damage.
Paul stays out for the Golden State sport as Phoenix suggestions off a seven-day, four-game journey.
With or with out Paul, Deandre Ayton insisted the Suns are able to larger and higher issues.
“We can do it with this group,” he stated after the Cleveland sport. “We just have to make sure we stay on top of it and understand that we don’t have the luxury to mess up. We don’t have that right now.”
Ayton (left ankle sprain) is taken into account questionable for the Suns.
To add insult to damage, the Suns might discover themselves the premature guests on the evening when Curry returns to the Golden State lineup.
The Warriors star, who had 50 factors in the latest loss at Phoenix in November, has missed Golden State’s final 11 video games with a dislocated left shoulder. However, he was capable of apply over the past two days and the Warriors in flip have slapped a “probable” tag on his potential return for the nationally televised contest.
If the Warriors discovered something from their earlier sport, a 115-101 residence loss to the Orlando Magic on Saturday, it was to not count on a lot from a participant coming off a protracted absence.
Against the Magic, Golden State acquired Andrew Wiggins again after 15 video games off because of an adductor pressure adopted by an sickness, and noticed Andre Iguodala make his season debut following season-long hip rehab. They mixed for 12 factors (all by Wiggins) in 31 minutes (19 by Wiggins).
“Just felt a little rusty out there,” Wiggins stated. “I know it’s going to take a little time. I’ll be good.”
Should Curry be capable of play, it could come on a particular evening. The Warriors plan to honor his brother-in-law, Damion Lee, in a pregame ceremony throughout which he’ll obtain his 2022 championship ring.
Lee, who’s married to Curry’s sister Sydel, joined the Suns as a free agent over the offseason after having spent the final 4 years with Golden State. He at the moment leads the NBA in 3-point discipline purpose proportion (48.0).
He made 4 of his 5 3-point makes an attempt and totaled 14 factors within the two earlier Suns wins over his former staff.
