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Warriors' offensive rebounding meets Suns' leaky glass

Golden State has won four straight, but Stephen Curry and Draymond Green are day-to-day and four rotation players are out.

  • Golden State grabs 33.2% of its own misses, best in the NBA
  • Phoenix allows 123.9 points per 100 possessions, last in the league
  • Stephen Curry averages 29.2 points and is day-to-day

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Game card: Phoenix Suns 113, Golden State Warriors 116, with each team's leader

The Phoenix Suns (1-3), last in the NBA in defensive rating, visit the Golden State Warriors (4-3) on Monday, November 2, in a game that turns on the Warriors' league-best offensive rebounding.

Golden State rebounds 33.2% of its own misses, first in the league, while Phoenix secures 64.7% of opponents' misses, last. The Warriors arrive on a four-game winning streak.

Phoenix allows 123.9 points per 100 possessions, also last. Opponents post a 58.5 effective field goal percentage against the Suns, 29th, and Golden State ranks fifth in offensive rating at 117.1.

The Warriors give some back: 22nd in defensive rating, 20th in turnover rate. Neither team pushes the ball, sitting 25th and 26th in pace.

Devin Booker leads Phoenix with 22.3 points a game on 50% shooting. Collin Gillespie runs the offense with 5.8 assists and three steals a game, pressure aimed at a Warriors attack that turns the ball over.

Stephen Curry, who scores 29.2 points a game, and Draymond Green, who hands out 7.4 assists, are day-to-day. Yaxel Lendeborg pulls down three offensive rebounds a game, exactly the work Phoenix's glass invites.

Jimmy Butler, Moses Moody, Kristaps Porzingis and Gui Santos are out for Golden State. Phoenix is without center Mark Williams and Drew Timme.

The Suns have lost three of four, including 124-83 at Portland. Their lone win came against these Warriors, 131-122 in Phoenix on Saturday, October 24. Golden State has not lost since, most recently beating the LA Clippers 124-112.

Tip-off is at 10 p.m. ET. Sportsbooks' prices give the Warriors a 57% chance to win; Keel's projection, built from the players available, favors Phoenix at 59% and by 3 points.

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