Phoenix Suns vs. LA Clippers

Jun 24, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	21	27	21	23	92
LAC	29	17	34	26	106

Game Recap

Led by Paul George's 27 points, 15 rebounds and eight assists, the No. 4 seed Clippers defeated the No. 2 seed Suns, 106-92, in Game 3, snapping Phoenix's nine-game win streak. Reggie Jackson added 23 points (10 in the 4th quarter) for the Clippers in the victory, while Chris Paul tallied 15 points and 12 assists for the Suns. The Suns lead this best-of-seven series, 2-1, with Game 4 taking place on Saturday, June 26 at 9:00 p.m. ET

Player Stats

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Mikal BridgesSF	26	5-8	2-5	1-1	6	2	0	0	0	2	-14	13
99Jae CrowderPF	28	3-7	3-6	0-0	6	0	0	0	1	6	-17	9
22Deandre AytonC	35	9-13	0-0	0-1	9	0	1	2	0	2	-25	18
1Devin BookerSG	40	5-21	1-7	4-4	5	5	1	0	4	4	-15	15
3Chris PaulPG	38	5-19	2-7	3-3	2	12	3	0	2	3	-15	15
23Cameron Johnson	30	4-7	2-5	2-2	5	2	0	0	2	0	-8	12
15Cameron Payne	4	1-4	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	-5	2
12Torrey Craig	15	1-4	0-1	2-2	1	0	0	1	1	0	+8	4
20Dario Saric	12	1-2	0-0	0-0	7	0	0	0	0	2	+11	2
55E'Twaun Moore	4	1-5	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	+6	2
4Jevon Carter	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	+2	0
10Jalen Smith	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+2	0
0Ty-Shon Alexander	— did not play —												— did not play —
2Langston Galloway	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Frank Kaminsky	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	35-9038.9%	10-3231.3%	12-1392.3%	43	24	5	3	10	19	-	92

CLIPPERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
13Paul GeorgeSF	42	9-26	3-11	6-7	15	8	1	0	6	0	+23	27
14Terance MannPF	32	6-8	0-1	0-0	5	2	0	1	0	4	+17	12
40Ivica ZubacC	32	3-8	0-0	9-10	16	1	1	2	0	0	+28	15
1Reggie JacksonSG	32	9-17	3-8	2-4	1	3	2	0	1	3	+12	23
21Patrick BeverleyPG	26	3-8	2-6	0-0	6	1	1	1	0	2	+24	8
8Marcus Morris Sr.	23	2-4	2-2	2-2	5	1	1	0	1	2	-2	8
5Luke Kennard	20	3-7	2-5	1-1	1	1	0	0	0	1	-6	9
33Nicolas Batum	14	2-3	0-1	0-0	0	3	1	1	0	3	-10	4
4Rajon Rondo	7	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	3	0	-8	0
11Yogi Ferrell	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0
7Amir Coffey	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0
10Daniel Oturu	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0
0Jay Scrubb	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0
15DeMarcus Cousins	— did not play —												— did not play —
54Patrick Patterson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	37-8245.1%	12-3435.3%	20-2483.3%	51	20	8	5	11	15	-	106

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterPHXLAC

(11:56) Jump Ball Zubac vs. Ayton: Tip to Paul
+2 (11:45) Ayton 7' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Paul 1 AST)
20
(11:32) Bridges S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Goble)
+1 (11:32) Zubac Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
21
+1 (11:32) Zubac Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
22
(11:18) MISS Paul 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(11:16) Zubac REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:10) MISS Beverley 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(11:08) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:54) MISS Crowder 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:51) Zubac REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (10:38) Beverley 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Mann 1 AST)
25
(10:26) MISS Booker 20' Turnaround Jump Shot
(10:24) Zubac REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(10:20) Bridges S.FOUL (P2.T2) (J.Williams)
(10:20) MISS Jackson Free Throw 1 of 2
(10:20) CLIPPERS Rebound
+1 (10:20) Jackson Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
26
+3 (10:01) Crowder 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Paul 2 AST)
56
(9:52) MISS George 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(9:49) Beverley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (9:35) Jackson 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
59
+3 (9:25) Crowder 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Booker 1 AST)
89
(9:04) MISS Beverley 2' Driving Layup
(9:02) Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:01) Booker Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:01) Beverley STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (8:54) George 30' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Beverley 1 AST)
812
(8:35) Crowder Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:35) Jackson STEAL (1 STL)
(8:26) MISS Jackson 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:23) Crowder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:16) MISS Paul 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(8:14) George REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:07) George 20' Turnaround Fadeaway (5 PTS) (Jackson 1 AST)
814
+2 (7:54) Ayton 3' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Booker 2 AST)
1014
(7:54) Jackson S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Goble)
(7:54) MISS Ayton Free Throw 1 of 1
(7:53) Zubac REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(7:37) MISS Beverley 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:32) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:29) Ayton 3' Running Dunk (6 PTS) (Paul 3 AST)
1214
(7:16) MISS Beverley 28' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(7:16) Zubac REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(7:16) Paul P.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Williams)
(7:12) Booker P.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Williams)
(7:08) Crowder P.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Williams)
+1 (7:08) Zubac Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1215
+1 (7:08) Zubac Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1216
+3 (6:55) Johnson 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Booker 3 AST)
1516
+2 (6:38) Jackson 16' Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1518
(6:26) CLIPPERS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:12) MISS Johnson 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:08) Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:06) MISS Ayton 7' Turnaround Hook Shot
(6:05) Zubac REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
(5:50) MISS Jackson 3PT Jump Shot
(5:47) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (5:36) Ayton 6' Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Booker 4 AST)
1718
(5:14) MISS George 15' Fadeaway Jumper
(5:12) Crowder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:58) MISS Paul 10' Fadeaway Jumper
(4:55) George REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (4:47) Jackson 10' Floating Jump Shot (8 PTS)
1720
(4:32) MISS Booker 7' Floating Jump Shot
(4:31) Beverley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(4:21) MISS George 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:19) Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:19) Jackson P.FOUL (P2.T2) (M.Davis)
+2 (4:08) Payne 13' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1920
(3:50) MISS George 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(3:48) Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(3:42) MISS Payne 5' Driving Layup
(3:42) Zubac BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:42) Suns Rebound
(3:38) MISS Booker 19' Jump Shot
(3:37) Mann REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:26) MISS Zubac 3' Dunk
(3:26) Ayton BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:26) CLIPPERS Rebound
(3:24) Crowder S.FOUL (P2.PN) (M.Davis)
(3:24) MISS Zubac Free Throw 1 of 2
(3:24) CLIPPERS Rebound
+1 (3:24) Zubac Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
1921
(3:06) MISS Booker 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(3:04) Zubac REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
(2:57) MISS Mann 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:56) Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(2:38) MISS Booker 14' Step Back Jump Shot
(2:35) Morris Sr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:30) Ayton P.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Williams)
(2:30) Suns Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+1 (2:30) Zubac Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
1922
+1 (2:30) Zubac Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
1923
+2 (2:15) Ayton 2' Hook Shot (10 PTS) (Payne 1 AST)
2123
+2 (2:03) Kennard 17' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Zubac 1 AST)
2125
(1:46) MISS Payne 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(1:43) George REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (1:41) Mann 1' Running Layup (2 PTS) (George 1 AST)
2127
(1:25) Mann P.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Davis)
(1:14) MISS Booker 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(1:12) George REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+2 (0:55) Batum 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Morris Sr. 1 AST)
2129
(0:33) Craig Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(0:33) Rondo STEAL (1 STL)
(0:20) MISS Batum 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:17) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:01) MISS Payne 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) Suns Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

PHX

LAC

92Points106

35-90(38.9%)Field Goal(%)37-82(45.1%)

10-32(31.3%)3-Point(%)12-34(35.3%)

12-13(92.3%)Free Throw(%)20-24(83.3%)

43(11)Rebounds(Offensive)51(10)

24Assists20

5Steals8

3Blocks5

10Turnovers11

19Fouls15

42Pts In The Paint40

10Fast Break Pts13

18Pts Off Turnovers17

22Bench Pts21

6Largest Lead18

Game Details

Thursday, June 24, 2021 · 9:00 PM

Hart Center · Worcester, MA

attendance: 17,222 (487.0%)

tv: ESPN