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NBA power rankings: Phoenix Suns, Golden State Warriors 1-2 heading into Tuesday's showdown

Duane Rankin
Arizona Republic

NEW YORK — Be honest.

Who thought before the season began that little more than a month into it Golden State and Phoenix would be 1-2 in the league going into their first matchup Tuesday at Footprint Center?

No one saw the Warriors (17-2) having the NBA's best record or the Suns (17-3) donning the league's longest current win streak of 16 in a row after a 1-3 start.