Monday presents another chance for the Phoenix Suns (1-3) to right the ship early in the season. Tonight's challenge is the Golden State Warriors (4-3), who are coming off a 124-112 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday night.

As a matter of fact, the Warriors have won four consecutive games since losing to the Suns on Oct. 24.

This matchup is shaping up to be a chess match, with multiple storylines that are only raising the intrigue of the battle in San Francisco. 

As the virtue of being on a back-to-back, the Warriors were always likely to operate under the premise of sitting out both Stephen Curry and Draymond Green in one of the two games. 

Well, the star duo sat out of Sunday's victory. 

Suns fans should fully expect that Curry and Green are back in action on Monday. This instantly adds a boost to a Golden State offense that is already on the rise following a tempered start.

On the flip side of this equation, it's entirely possible for Al Horford to sit tonight after playing on Sunday. 

Does head coach Steve Kerr opt to go with small-ball lineups in response if this is the case? How many minutes does Green see at center? Will Charles Bassey or Graham Ike see significant playing time?

All of these questions can and will impact the Suns. The duo of Khaman Maluach and Oso Ighodaro is ready to handle a number of circumstances, but Kerr is holding many different cards in this case. 

How will Jordan Ott respond to Kerr's strategic decisions? Will he continue playing bigs in the event of the Warriors going small-ball?

The most intriguing one-on-one matchup that's in store for this game is Dillon Brooks vs. Yaxel Lendeborg. 

Lendeborg and Brooks spent the offseason firing jabs at one another in the build-up to multiple early-season matchups. 

The Warriors and Suns already play in environments that are typically tense. This raises the tensity to another level, especially following a Brooks ejection and Lendeborg not shying away from getting chippy with Luka Doncic. 

Lendeborg is already a player that has to be at the forefront of scouting reports to add even more intrigue. The 24-year-old is the early Rookie of the Year favorite, and is coming off a 36-point showing against the Clippers. 

The Suns and Warriors are tipping off shortly after 8:00 P.M. MST on Monday night from Chase Center.