LA Clippers vs. Phoenix Suns

Apr 28, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
LAC	31	22	27	21	101
PHX	39	24	23	23	109

Game Recap

The Suns have officially clinched a spot in the 2021 NBA Playoffs as they defeated the Clippers, 109-101. Chris Paul led the way for the Suns with 28 points (10-15 FG) and 10 assists, including 15 points in the 4th quarter and 25 points in the 2nd half. Paul George tallied 25 points, 10 rebounds and four assists for the Clippers in the losing effort. The Suns improve to 44-18 on the season, while the Clippers fall to 43-21.

Player Stats

CLIPPERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
14Terance MannSF	34	6-10	0-2	0-0	6	0	2	0	0	3	-8	12
8Marcus Morris Sr.PF	33	6-12	3-7	1-1	4	1	1	0	1	1	-14	16
40Ivica ZubacC	25	7-9	0-0	0-0	7	3	0	0	1	0	-8	14
13Paul GeorgeSG	36	9-21	3-9	4-6	10	4	3	0	5	5	-14	25
1Reggie JacksonPG	30	4-11	2-5	0-0	2	4	0	0	4	2	-14	10
54Patrick Patterson	12	1-3	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	0	+1	2
4Rajon Rondo	24	4-8	1-3	0-0	4	7	2	0	2	3	0	9
33Nicolas Batum	23	2-3	2-3	2-2	0	1	0	0	1	2	+8	8
5Luke Kennard	17	2-3	1-2	0-0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	5
10Daniel Oturu	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+3	0
7Amir Coffey	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+3	0
11Yogi Ferrell	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	+3	0
15DeMarcus Cousins	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	41-8051.2%	12-3138.7%	7-977.8%	36	24	8	0	14	16	-	101

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Mikal BridgesSF	39	4-8	2-5	3-4	7	1	3	2	2	2	+11	13
12Torrey CraigPF	29	4-9	2-4	0-0	6	1	1	2	2	1	+4	10
22Deandre AytonC	27	2-8	0-0	1-2	11	2	2	0	0	3	+16	5
1Devin BookerSG	37	9-19	1-6	2-3	6	3	0	0	3	1	+11	21
3Chris PaulPG	32	10-15	4-8	4-4	3	10	3	0	3	2	+10	28
15Cameron Payne	21	6-14	3-6	0-0	4	4	0	0	0	0	-6	15
8Frank Kaminsky	15	6-8	1-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	-4	13
23Cameron Johnson	28	1-7	0-6	0-0	6	1	0	0	0	1	+4	2
4Jevon Carter	6	1-3	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
0Ty-Shon Alexander	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-3	0
10Jalen Smith	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-3	0
99Jae Crowder	— did not play —												— did not play —
2Langston Galloway	— did not play —												— did not play —
55E'Twaun Moore	— did not play —												— did not play —
20Dario Saric	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	43-9147.3%	13-3735.1%	10-1376.9%	45	23	9	4	10	11	-	109

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterLACPHX

(11:55) Jump Ball Ayton vs. Zubac: Tip to Mann
(11:42) MISS Morris Sr. 12' Jump Shot
(11:39) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:32) Paul 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Ayton 1 AST)
03
(11:09) MISS George 18' Fadeaway Jumper
(11:06) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:00) Bridges 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Paul 1 AST)
06
+2 (10:48) Mann 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Zubac 1 AST)
26
(10:19) MISS Ayton 18' Step Back Jump Shot
(10:16) George REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:55) Morris Sr. 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jackson 1 AST)
56
+2 (9:32) Booker 19' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS)
58
+2 (9:14) Jackson 18' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
78
+3 (9:01) Bridges 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Paul 2 AST)
711
+2 (8:46) Morris Sr. 1' Reverse Layup (5 PTS) (Jackson 2 AST)
911
(8:46) Ayton S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Goldenberg)
+1 (8:46) Morris Sr. Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
1011
(8:33) MISS Booker 8' Turnaround Hook Shot
(8:31) George REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:27) MISS Jackson 1' Driving Layup
(8:27) Bridges BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:24) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (8:16) Booker 13' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1013
(8:06) George Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:06) Ayton STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:00) Booker 1' Running Layup (6 PTS) (Bridges 1 AST)
1015
(8:00) Clippers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(7:49) MISS Zubac 1' Alley Oop Dunk
(7:48) Clippers Rebound
(7:34) MISS Mann 20' Pullup Jump Shot
(7:29) Paul REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:24) MISS Booker 1' Driving Layup
(7:21) Mann REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:12) MISS George 2' Driving Layup
(7:09) Zubac REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(7:09) MISS Zubac Putback Layup
(7:09) Craig BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:09) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:58) MISS Paul 13' Pullup Jump Shot
(6:56) Morris Sr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (6:46) Jackson 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Morris Sr. 1 AST)
1315
(6:33) MISS Booker 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:30) Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (6:29) Ayton 1' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
1317
+3 (6:16) Morris Sr. 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Jackson 3 AST)
1617
+2 (6:06) Ayton 1' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Paul 3 AST)
1619
(6:00) George OFF.Foul (P1) (J.Goldenberg)
(6:00) George Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T2)
+2 (5:49) Bridges 16' Step Back Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Payne 1 AST)
1621
+2 (5:30) George 14' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Zubac 2 AST)
1821
(5:04) MISS Payne 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(5:03) George REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(4:55) MISS Jackson 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(4:53) Payne REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:48) Craig Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Payne 2 AST)
1823
+2 (4:34) George 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
2023
+3 (4:20) Payne 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Craig 1 AST)
2026
(3:54) MISS Morris Sr. 13' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(3:51) Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (3:43) Booker 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (9 PTS)
2029
(3:42) Clippers Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
+2 (3:23) George 1' Driving Reverse Layup (6 PTS)
2229
+2 (3:03) Kaminsky 20' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Booker 1 AST)
2231
(2:50) Rondo Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)
(2:35) MISS Kaminsky 1' Cutting Layup Shot
(2:33) Morris Sr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:16) MISS George 3PT Jump Shot
(2:14) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (1:57) Payne 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (6 PTS)
2234
(1:48) Booker P.FOUL (P1.T2) (Z.Zarba)
(1:39) Kaminsky S.FOUL (P1.PN) (D.Collins)
+1 (1:39) George Free Throw 1 of 3 (7 PTS)
2334
+1 (1:39) George Free Throw 2 of 3 (8 PTS)
2434
+1 (1:39) George Free Throw 3 of 3 (9 PTS)
2534
+2 (1:27) Payne 11' Step Back Jump Shot (8 PTS)
2536
(1:14) MISS Kennard 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:12) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (1:06) Payne 26' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS)
2539
+3 (0:49) George 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Kennard 1 AST)
2839
(0:36) MISS Payne 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:32) George REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+3 (0:21) George 26' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Rondo 1 AST)
3139
(0:02) MISS Kaminsky 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:02) Rondo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

LAC

PHX

101Points109

41-80(51.2%)Field Goal(%)43-91(47.3%)

12-31(38.7%)3-Point(%)13-37(35.1%)

7-9(77.8%)Free Throw(%)10-13(76.9%)

36(5)Rebounds(Offensive)45(15)

24Assists23

8Steals9

0Blocks4

14Turnovers10

16Fouls11

48Pts In The Paint40

7Fast Break Pts7

15Pts Off Turnovers14

24Bench Pts32

0Largest Lead14

Game Details

Wednesday, April 28, 2021 · 10:00 PM

Mortgage Matchup Center · Phoenix, AZ

attendance: 5,917 (34.7%)

tv: ESPN