LA Clippers vs. Phoenix Suns

Jan 3, 2024

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
LAC	35	35	37	24	131
PHX	20	31	40	31	122

Game Recap

The Clippers defeated the Suns, 131-122. Paul George (33 points) and Kawhi Leonard (30 points, eight rebounds) combined for 63 points for the Clippers in the victory, while Devin Booker tallied 35 points (5-8 3PT FG) and six assists for the Suns in the losing effort. The Clippers have won four consecutive games as they improve to 21-12 on the season, while the Suns snap a 4-game winning streak and fall to 18-16.

Player Stats

CLIPPERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
2Kawhi LeonardSF	40	9-16	4-6	8-8	8	3	2	2	2	1	+11	30
13Paul GeorgePF	36	8-14	5-10	12-14	7	3	2	0	1	3	+12	33
40Ivica ZubacC	26	2-4	0-0	2-2	3	2	0	2	0	5	0	6
14Terance MannSG	22	5-8	2-4	0-0	3	1	2	0	0	1	+17	12
1James HardenPG	35	7-13	4-7	4-4	5	11	0	1	4	2	0	22
0Russell Westbrook	18	2-7	0-2	2-2	5	2	2	0	2	1	+5	6
7Amir Coffey	13	1-1	0-0	1-2	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	3
24Norman Powell	26	5-8	3-5	0-0	2	1	0	0	3	1	-7	13
10Daniel Theis	20	3-5	0-0	0-0	3	1	1	0	0	3	+7	6
4Brandon Boston Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
21Kobe Brown	— did not play —												— did not play —
5Bones Hyland	— did not play —												— did not play —
44Mason Plumlee	— did not play —												— did not play —
17P.J. Tucker	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-7655.3%	18-3452.9%	29-3290.6%	36	25	9	5	12	18	-	131

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8Grayson AllenSF	32	4-9	2-4	0-1	4	3	2	0	1	2	-19	10
4Chimezie MetuPF	14	3-6	1-4	0-0	3	2	2	0	1	0	-10	7
20Jusuf NurkicC	24	3-5	0-1	3-3	6	1	1	0	1	3	-15	9
3Bradley BealSG	40	7-20	0-6	7-7	5	4	1	1	3	5	-7	21
1Devin BookerPG	37	11-15	5-8	8-9	2	6	0	0	6	4	-12	35
21Keita Bates-Diop	21	1-3	1-2	2-2	0	3	1	0	0	3	-2	5
23Eric Gordon	27	5-11	3-6	3-4	5	1	1	0	1	1	+3	16
27Udoka Azubuike	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-3	0
11Bol Bol	18	6-7	2-2	0-0	5	2	1	0	2	2	+9	14
2Josh Okogie	15	2-3	1-2	0-0	2	1	0	1	1	2	+9	5
14Drew Eubanks	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	+2	0
0Jordan Goodwin	— did not play —												— did not play —
18Yuta Watanabe	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	42-7953.2%	15-3542.9%	23-2688.5%	32	23	9	2	16	23	-	122

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterLACPHX

(11:52) Jump Ball Nurkic vs. Zubac: Tip to Harden
+3 (11:34) Mann 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Harden 1 AST)
30
+2 (11:18) Booker 15' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Beal 1 AST)
32
(11:00) George Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:00) Nurkic STEAL (1 STL)
(10:54) MISS Allen 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(10:51) Leonard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:40) MISS Mann 3' Driving Layup
(10:39) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:32) MISS Beal 3' Driving Reverse Layup
(10:30) George REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:27) Mann Running Dunk (5 PTS) (Harden 2 AST)
52
+2 (10:05) Beal 9' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS)
54
(9:51) MISS Leonard 9' Fadeaway Jumper
(9:48) Zubac REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:39) MISS Zubac 8' Hook Shot
(9:36) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:20) MISS Nurkic 5' Hook Shot
(9:18) Leonard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:08) MISS Harden 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(9:03) Leonard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(8:59) MISS Mann 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:57) Metu REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:34) MISS Metu 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(8:32) Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:22) George 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Leonard 1 AST)
84
+2 (8:02) Booker 17' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
86
+3 (7:52) George 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Harden 3 AST)
116
(7:41) Booker OFF.Foul (P1) (S.Corbin)
(7:41) Booker Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:27) MISS Leonard 13' Pullup Jump Shot
(7:23) Metu REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (7:16) Metu 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Booker 1 AST)
119
+3 (6:59) Mann 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Harden 4 AST)
149
+2 (6:43) Booker 1' Driving Layup (6 PTS)
1411
+2 (6:31) George 3' Cutting Layup Shot (8 PTS) (Harden 5 AST)
1611
(6:31) Nurkic S.FOUL (P1.T1) (N.Green)
(6:31) SUNS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+1 (6:31) George Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)
1711
(6:16) MISS Beal 21' Turnaround Jump Shot
(6:10) George REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:06) MISS Westbrook 2' Running Layup
(6:02) Mann REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (6:02) Mann Tip Layup Shot (10 PTS)
1911
(5:51) Zubac P.FOUL (P1.T1) (D.Guthrie)
+2 (5:48) Allen Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Booker 2 AST)
1913
+3 (5:20) George 25' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Leonard 2 AST)
2213
(5:03) Nurkic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(5:03) Mann STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:56) Zubac 1' Running Layup (2 PTS) (George 1 AST)
2413
(4:56) SUNS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
(4:46) MISS Bates-Diop 3PT Jump Shot
(4:42) Westbrook REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:37) Allen S.FOUL (P1.T2) (S.Corbin)
+1 (4:37) Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2513
+1 (4:37) Westbrook Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2613
(4:21) MISS Allen 2' Driving Layup
(4:20) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(4:17) MISS Bates-Diop 2' Layup
(4:17) Zubac BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:17) Mann REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:53) MISS Mann 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:51) Westbrook REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (3:40) Mann 1' Layup (12 PTS)
2813
(3:28) MISS Booker 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(3:27) Zubac REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (3:18) George 17' Pullup Jump Shot (14 PTS)
3013
+2 (3:03) Nurkic 3' Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Booker 3 AST)
3015
(2:33) Westbrook Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(2:33) Allen STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (2:24) Allen 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Booker 4 AST)
3018
(2:23) Clippers Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:10) MISS George 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:07) Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:58) MISS Gordon 3PT Jump Shot
(1:54) George REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(1:44) Powell Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(1:44) Gordon STEAL (1 STL)
(1:36) MISS Beal 12' Pullup Jump Shot
(1:33) Beal REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:25) Booker Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(1:25) George STEAL (1 STL)
(1:20) MISS George 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(1:20) George REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (1:16) George 2' Driving Layup (16 PTS)
3218
(1:16) Beal S.FOUL (P1.T3) (D.Guthrie)
+1 (1:16) George Free Throw 1 of 1 (17 PTS)
3318
(0:55) MISS Beal 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:52) Powell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:47) MISS Powell 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(0:45) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:38) Gordon 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
3320
(0:38) Theis Violation:Defensive Goaltending (D.Guthrie)
+2 (0:27) Theis 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Westbrook 1 AST)
3520
(0:05) Booker Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T4)
(0:05) Westbrook STEAL (1 STL)
(0:01) MISS Westbrook 1' Running Layup
(0:01) Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)

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4th quarter

Team Stats

LAC

PHX

131Points122

42-76(55.3%)Field Goal(%)42-79(53.2%)

18-34(52.9%)3-Point(%)15-35(42.9%)

29-32(90.6%)Free Throw(%)23-26(88.5%)

36(10)Rebounds(Offensive)32(10)

25Assists23

9Steals9

5Blocks2

12Turnovers16

18Fouls23

44Pts In The Paint46

10Fast Break Pts8

26Pts Off Turnovers16

28Bench Pts40

23Largest Lead0

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