The Golden State Warriors started the year by winning four of their first five games, but they now find themselves in the midst of one of the hardest schedule stretches that any NBA team will face all season — one that’s left even a Celtics fan wondering if the league is out to get the Dubs.

Both the Phoenix Suns and Golden State Warriors may be without multiple key players in Tuesday night's matchup.

The Golden State Warriors have lost back-to-back games and are just 1-3 on the road this season heading into Tuesday night’s matchup at home against the Phoenix

The Phoenix Suns and Golden State Warriors lock horns for the first time this season on Tuesday. The Suns (3-4) arrive after halting the San Antonio Spurs' five-game win streak with a fantastic performance. The Warriors (4-3) enter the game with back-to-back confidence-shattering defeats on the road.

Suns vs. Warriors predictions and NBA picks for Tuesday. Stephen Curry cooks up a platter of threes vs. Phoenix.

Golden State's three losses on the road shined some light on some of the problems the uptick in pace across the NBA poses for them.

Following back-to-back disappointing losses, the newest set of power rankings were released by John Schuhmann of NBA.com, and the Warriors took a tumble out of the top five. To start Week 3 of the NBA season, the Warriors landed at No. 6 in Schuhmann's power rankings.

Basketball Hall of Fame guard Steve Nash said on the "Mind the Game" podcast that facing Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors in a preseason game before his 18th and final season with the league convinced him that it was time to retire.

LeBron James jokingly credited Stephen Curry for changing the game of basketball with his incredible three-point shooting.

One major issue for Golden State during its back-to-back losses has been turnovers, with the franchise ranking 25th in the NBA, averaging 17.1 blunders per game. During his postgame news conference, veteran forward Butler called for the Warriors to get things back on track, noting how it started by playing with taking better care of the rock.