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Phoenix Suns at LA Clippers

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4-1, 2-1 Away
Final
125 - 119

2-3, 0-3 Home

Booker and Durant lead Suns to 125-1119 comeback win over Clippers

Suns hit 15 straight in 3rd quarter in incredible shooting display

Booker made a corner 3-pointer to put Phoenix ahead 108-105 with 5:15 remaining as the Suns scored 73 points in the second half to take their second win in eight days at the Clippers’ new arena.

Booker and Durant got going in the third to get the Suns back in it, combining for 20 points. Royce O'Neale, who finished with 21 points, and Ryan Dunn, who had 16, also had some timely long-distance shots after the break.

James Harden had 25 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists, but Los Angeles faltered again one night after giving away a late lead in a one-point loss at Portland.

Takeaways Suns: Bradley Beal did not play because of an elbow injury, but Phoenix was able to overcome the absence of its third star with a dominant second half.

Clippers: After being good at limiting turnovers and moving the ball around in the first half, Los Angeles got stagnant and sloppy to give away a winnable game.

Key moment Harden fumbled away the ball in the paint, allowing Durant to find Booker for the go-ahead bucket. It was one of eight Clippers turnovers in the second half.

Key stat After being outscored 11-0 in the first quarter, the Suns had a 21-5 edge in fast-break points the rest of the way.

Up next The Suns host Portland on Saturday, and the Clippers host Oklahoma City.

Regular Season Series

PHX leads series 2-0

Matchup Prediction

Clippers: 38.4%
Suns: 61.6%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 125 - 119
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 125 - 119
4th 2.1 Royce O'Neale defensive rebound 125 - 119
4th 7.0 Derrick Jones Jr. misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot 125 - 119
4th 10.0 Devin Booker makes free throw 2 of 2 125 - 119

Statistics

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42-82 FG 45-93
51.2 Field Goal % 48.4
18-39 3PT 12-35
46.2 Three Point % 34.3
23-28 FT 17-21
82.1 Free Throw % 81.0
39 Rebounds 48
8 Offensive Rebounds 15
31 Defensive Rebounds 33
29 Assists 27
12 Steals 8
4 Blocks 8
12 Turnovers 14
0 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 14
1 Technical Fouls 0
1 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
19 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 25
21 Fast Break Points 16
44 Points in Paint 60
20 Fouls 22
8 Largest Lead 21

Game Information

Venue: Intuit Dome

Location: Inglewood, CA
Attendance: 16,827 · Capacity:

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Golden State 12 3 .800 - W2
LA Lakers 10 5 .667 2 L1
LA Clippers 10 7 .588 3 W4
Phoenix 9 7 .563 3.5 L5
Sacramento 8 8 .500 4.5 L2
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