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Jan 31, 2022; Houston, Texas, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) shoots the ball as Houston Rockets guard Garrison Mathews (25) defends during the third quarter at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

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Jan 31, 2022; Houston, Texas, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) shoots the ball as Houston Rockets guard Garrison Mathews (25) defends during the third quarter at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports
Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors are having a great season. They have turned last year’s play in exit around and are currently second in the West, trailing only the Phoenix Suns. They will be keen to get back to the Finals and reclaim their throne as the best team in basketball.
Their biggest rival in the West will be the defending Western Conference champions, Phoenix Suns. They have had two matchups already, which they split a game apiece. Everyone expected the Suns to drop off and had predicted that their title window was over. But Chris Paul and Co. have been playing with a vengeance and would be desperate to avenge their Finals Loss.

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Jul 6, 2021; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) speaks with guard Chris Paul (3) against the Milwaukee Bucks during the second half in game one of the 2021NBA Finals at Phoenix Suns Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Jamal Crawford is a former NBA player who is known for being one of the best sixth men ever. Crawford is the only player along with Lou Williams to win the sixth man of the year award three times. He spent 20 years in the league and has played for 9 teams, including the Golden State Warriors.
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Crawford snubs Stephen Curry and the Warriors
Crawford recently was on Kevin Garnett’s new show, KG Certified. They talked about various teams who were the favorites, who the MVP is, and so on. They were talking about the Western Conference contender and Crawford said, ” Chris Paul is at the center of it… Probably cause they just went to the finals, everybody is kind of expecting them, so you know, like they went to the finals last year. They’ll be in the Finals this year.”
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“I got them coming out the West… I didn’t at the start of the season, I thought the Lakers were gonna get it together, But I’m not rolling, I’m not rolling. They don’t have their identity and I’m not rolling.. I’m going with the Suns.”
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The Suns have been playing some outstanding basketball and are currently on an 11 game winning streak. If the Warriors want to reclaim their throne, they will have surely have to get past the Suns. The Suns had locked down Curry and the Warriors in one of their games and made life difficult for them. It will be very interesting to see if they match up in the playoffs.
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