Suns have won four straight games when the Warriors visit Phoenix.
PHOENIX (CBS 5/AP/TV/C) – The Phoenix Suns will play the Golden State Warriors at the Footprint Center on Wednesday night, one day after easily defeating the Portland Trail Blazers in their third game of the In-Season Tournament.
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The Suns defeated the Warriors 108-104 in San Francisco to start the regular season. After almost a month, the 8-6 Suns are riding a four-game winning streak thanks to Kevin Durant, who is playing extremely well. In the meantime, Golden State defeated the Houston Rockets 121-116 on Monday to end a six-game losing streak. In the Western Conference, the 7-8 Warriors are presently in 10th position, while Phoenix
On Tuesday night, Durant participated in his 1,000th NBA game, helping the Suns defeat the Blazers 120-107.
KD set yet another record that night as he moved up to 11th place all-time in points, surpassing Elvin Hayes. He currently has 27,330 points in his career after his 31 points against the Blazers.
Two nights prior to this most recent victory, on Sunday, Durant led the Utah Jazz to a dramatic double-overtime victory with 39 points in 46 minutes.
In the first NBA In-Season Tournament, the Suns are presently 2-1 in West Group A after their victory on Tuesday, in which Devin Booker also scored 28 points.
Phoenix, which is scheduled to play its last game at Memphis on Friday, needs the victory to remain in the tournament.
Monday saw Stephen Curry score.
On Wednesday, Chris Paul—who spent the previous three seasons playing in Phoenix—will take on his old squad.
Bradley Beal was sent to the Washington Wizards in June in exchange for Paul, who was subsequently dealt to Golden State a few days later.
Beal’s nagging back ailment has limited his playing time this season to just three games. It will take him at least two more weeks to recover before he is assessed again.
