Suns at Warriors
The Golden State Warriors will try to make a quick recovery from their first loss of the season when they host the Phoenix Suns on Monday. Stephen Curry scored 30 points and made six 3-pointers, but his teammates combined to hit just 1-of-13 from beyond the arc in the Warriors' 100-98 loss at Denver on Sunday.
"I don't like the looks we've been getting at all," Golden State coach Steve Kerr told the media. "We have not been executing." Curry's six triples moved him past Paul Pierce (2,143) and into sixth place on the NBA's all-time list, eight behind Suns guard Jamal Crawford. Phoenix also is coming off a loss at Denver, a 119-91 setback on Saturday in which the Suns shot 37.7 percent from the floor. They have struggled to break through against the mighty Warriors in recent years while dropping 15 straight meetings, including all four last season by an average of 22 points.
TV: 10:30 p.m. ET, FS Arizona (Phoenix), NBCS Bay Area (Golden State)
ABOUT THE SUNS (1-1): Devin Booker is averaging 30 points and seven assists through the first two games and he is hoping to get some support down the road from rookie center Deandre Ayton. The No. 1 overall pick out of Arizona had a solid NBA debut with 18 points and 10 rebounds in a season-opening win over Dallas before struggling to produce five points on 2-of-7 shooting while matched up with Nuggets star Nikola Jokic (35 points on 11-of-11 shooting) on Saturday. "It was a learning lesson for me," Ayton told reporters of the matchup. "In time I'm going to be doing the same thing."
ABOUT THE WARRIORS (2-1): Among those struggling to get the looks Kerr wants to see is Klay Thompson, whose early-season slump continued Sunday. The four-time All-Star scored 15 points and hauled in seven rebounds but he was 1-of-6 from 3-point distance and is 2-of-16 through the first three games. Kevon Looney provided a boost off the bench at Denver with a 4-for-4 showing from the field en route to 10 points, six rebounds and two blocked shots in 19 minutes.
BUZZER BEATERS
1. Warriors G Shaun Livingston (knee) missed Sunday's game and is day-to-day.
2. Suns G Troy Daniels (concussion) missed the game in Denver and is questionable for Monday.
3. Curry and his father, Dell Curry, have a combined 27,197 career points, which leaves them 22 points shy of moving past Dolph and Danny Schayes for the second-most points by a father-son duo in NBA history.