Warriors advance to play-in vs. Suns: Preview, how to watch, stream
The Warriors are still alive.After a thrilling 126-121 win over the Clippers on Wednesday, the Warriors will face the Suns in Phoenix on Friday night with the last Western Conference playoff berth on the line.The No.7-seeded Suns lost a nail-biter at home Tuesday to the Trail Blazers.The winner of Friday’s game earns the right to face the defending champion Thunder in the first round of the NBA playoffs, which would begin Sunday in Oklahoma City.Date: Friday, April 17Time: 7 p.m.
PTLocation: Mortgage Matchup Center, PhoenixTV: Amazon PrimeWarriors projected starting five (regular season stats)G Steph Curry: 27.0 ppg, 46.8 fg%, 39.2 3pt%G Brandin Podziemski: 13.7 ppg, 5.2 reb, 3.8 astC Kristaps Porzingis: 16.8 ppg, 5.0 reb, 1.2 blkF Draymond Green: 8.4 ppg, 5.5 ast, 5.5 rebF Gui Santos: 9.3 ppg, 3.9 reb, 50.5 fg%Sixth man: F Al Horford: 8.3 ppg, 5.0 reb, 1.2 blkSuns projected starting fiveF Dillon Brooks: 20.2 ppg, 3.6 reb, 1.0 stlC Mark Williams: 11.7 ppg, 8.0 reb, 64.4 fg%G Devin Booker: 26.1 ppg, 6.0 ast, 8.1 fta (87.3 ft%)G Jordan Goodwin: 8.7 ppg, 4.9 reb, 2.2 astG Jalen Green: 17.8 ppg, 3.6 reb, 2.8 astSixth man: F Royce O’Neal: 9.8 ppg, 4.8 reb, 40.8 3pt%Curry showed what star power can provide in a postseason setting, delivering a 35-point performance while stretching himself to 36 minutes in his most playing time since returning from a knee injury.Porzingis and Horford also played important roles in the Warriors’ first play-in win.Can the Warriors count on them for another respective 28 and 22 productive minutes, or more?Brooks, the perpetual Warriors menace, recently returned from a monthlong absence after fracturing his hand, which is good news for the Suns and not so much for their opponents.Phoenix is 32-24 with Brooks, whose hyperactive defense has also helped the Suns become one of the league’s best at forcing turnovers.The Suns ranked fourth in steals and forced more turnovers than all but two other teams.Brooks’ history with Golden State ...