Preview: Suns at Warriors
by Mike
Phoenix
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Golden State
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Oracle Arena
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| 2010-11 Meetings | ||
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| December 2, 2010 • Recap | ||
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Suns | 107 |
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Warriors | 101 |
| February 7, 2011 • Recap | ||
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Suns | 104 |
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Warriors | 92 |
| February 10, 2011 • Recap | ||
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Warriors | 88 |
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Suns | 112 |
| March 18, 2011 • Recap | ||
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Warriors | 97 |
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Suns | 108 |
The Warriors’ season turns 50 games old tonight, as Steve Nash and the Suns visit Oracle in a game between two fringe playoff teams (a perhaps generous characterization).
The Suns are currently a game and a half ahead of the Warriors in the standings, so this is a game the Dubs need to win to keep their dwindling playoff hopes alive.
Coming off arguable their best win of the season — and certainly their best team defensive performance — the Warriors will have plenty of momentum to draw off of tonight. Can they make it two good wins — and four overall — in a row?
UPDATE:(By Jake) Adding just a touch to the pre-game because this is the first game I have looked forward to watching for some time. Maybe it is the DayQuil/NyQuil combo talking though. The keys to this game for me are certainly whether or not Curry can keep his turnovers down and whether the Warrior’s can win the FT battle again. Will Curry and Monta be able to contain Nash (on his birthday) and maybe more importantly can the Warrior’s defense keep the Suns big men from hitting the outside shots? I worry about Channing Fry raining down 3′s as the Warriors fail to rotate and then give up offensive rebounds on his misses. I hope to see a total over 220, but it seems that the Warrior’s are winning more when the total is closer to 205.
Tags: steve nash, suns, warriors
