If the Warriors ever are going to have a letdown this is the game. This is Golden State's final game before All-Star break. During the past four days, the Warriors beat the Thunder and Rockets last night in a rematch of the Western Conference finals. Three Golden State players will be heading out to play in the All-Star Game. At 47-4, the Warriors have set the record for best 51-game record in NBA history. This is a fun spot and a well-deserved rest stop for the Warriors.

The Suns can't defend or match Golden State's firepower. But there is far less of a chance of the Suns mailing this one in than Golden State. This is the Suns' opportunity at home to test themselves against the best. Before the coaching change from Jeff Hornacek to Earl Watson, I wouldn't have gotten near the Suns in this matchup.

But morale in Phoenix is much improved under Watson. So is the effort. The Suns have played four good-to-respectable teams under Watson - Raptors, Rockets, Jazz and Thunder. They are 2-2 ATS in those games with only one loss being by more than nine points. That came against the Thunder this past Monday. The Suns were hanging in - actually leading by six in the third quarter - before coming undone victim of a late Kevin Durant hot streak.

Watson has turned around Markieff Morris, who is averaging 11 more points under Watson than he did Hornacek, and has helped unheralded Archie Goodwin show signs of becoming a respectable point guard. Goodwin is averaging 18.5 points and 7.3 assists under Watson, a former point guard.