PHOENIX – Two teams looking to turn things back in a positive direction hook up on Nov 30 (Dec 1, Singapore time), when the Phoenix Suns host the Golden State Warriors in a match-up of teams who suffered a home loss to the Brooklyn Nets this week.

The game could feature a somewhat rare head-to-head between Olympic teammates Kevin Durant and Stephen Curry, both of whom have been sidelined with recent injuries.

After helping the Suns open the season 8-1, Durant missed seven straight games with a strained calf. Phoenix went just 1-6 in those contests.

The Suns rebounded with a 127-100 home blowout of the Los Angeles Lakers on Nov 26 in Durant’s return, in which he contributed 23 points. He then went for 30 the next night against the Nets, but they were not enough to prevent a 127-117 defeat.

Durant pointed to another stat he deemed more important after the loss.

“I can’t have seven turnovers if we want to win,” he said.

But turnovers have been a bigger issue for the Warriors than the Suns. Golden State have had more than their opponents in three straight games, and have lost all three.

Curry was not the culprit in a 105-101 home defeat at the hands of the Oklahoma City Thunder on Nov 27 as he sat out with sore knees. But he has had at least three in 10 straight games, including three apiece in losses to the San Antonio Spurs and Nets to start the three-game losing streak that has followed a 12-3 start.

Interestingly, Curry’s absence gave Pat Spencer an opportunity he has rarely gotten in two years with Golden State.

The former lacrosse standout, who switched over to basketball after transferring to Northwestern as a fifth-year collegian just five years ago, had Warriors coach Steve Kerr raving after a six-point, four-rebound, three-assist effort against the Th...