Phoenix Suns at LA Clippers
· National Basketball AssociationDurant, Beal lead Suns to 116-113 OT victory over Clippers, spoiling LA's Intuit Dome opener
James Harden had 29 points and 12 rebounds for the Clippers. He had a chance to send it to double overtime, but missed the second of two free throws with 4.8 seconds remaining.
Jusuf Nurkic gave the Suns a three-point advantage with a pair of free throws. The Clippers had one last chance to send it to another extra session, but Grayson Allen forced a turnover near midcourt after the inbounds pass.
Ivica Zubac had 21 points for the Clippers, but fouled out with 2:15 remaining in overtime.
Clippers: Norman Powell will go down as the player who made the first basket at Intuit Dome with his jumper 17 second into the game. ... LA had a 62-42 advantage in points in the paint and outrebounded the Suns by nine (51-42), but Zubac's foul trouble in overtime played a huge role.
Regular Season Series
PHX leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
5th 0.0 | End of Game | 116 - 113 | |
5th 0.0 | End of the 1st Overtime | 116 - 113 | |
5th 1.1 | James Harden lost ball turnover (Grayson Allen steals) | 116 - 113 | |
5th 3.0 | Grayson Allen enters the game for Jusuf Nurkic | 116 - 113 | |
5th 3.0 | Norman Powell enters the game for Kai Jones | 116 - 113 |
Statistics
PHX | LAC | |
---|---|---|
38-78 | FG | 42-92 |
48.7 | Field Goal % | 45.7 |
15-38 | 3PT | 8-29 |
39.5 | Three Point % | 27.6 |
25-34 | FT | 21-30 |
73.5 | Free Throw % | 70.0 |
42 | Rebounds | 51 |
4 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
38 | Defensive Rebounds | 38 |
25 | Assists | 27 |
12 | Steals | 9 |
9 | Blocks | 1 |
22 | Turnovers | 21 |
0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
22 | Total Turnovers | 22 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
16 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 23 |
15 | Fast Break Points | 16 |
42 | Points in Paint | 62 |
23 | Fouls | 29 |
14 | Largest Lead | 10 |
Game Information
Location: Inglewood, CA
Attendance: 17,927 · Capacity:
2024-25 Pacific Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
LA Lakers | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W2 |
Golden State | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W2 |
Phoenix | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | L1 |
Sacramento | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.5 | L1 |
LA Clippers | 0 | 1 | .000 | 1.5 | L1 |
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