Chris Paul has converted just 37.6% of his shot attempts from the field this year, quite a bit less than his 43.5 mark last year.The Golden State Warriors check in as the 5th-least efficient shooting team in the league as the road team this year.The matchup vs. Phoenix is a challenging one; when the Suns are playing at home, they have given up the 6th-least points per game in the NBA to opposing starting PGs since the start of last season (17.7).The Suns have played at the 2nd-least up-tempo pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 5 games with the home court advantage, which should lead to decreased opportunities for the Golden State Warriors.This year, their opposition has nabbed 12.3 offensive rebounds per game (3rd-highest in the league) vs. the Suns (retaining possessions that can generate more chances for offense).
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