LA Clippers vs. Phoenix Suns

Apr 16, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
LAC	30	29	22	34	115
PHX	18	36	27	29	110

Game Recap

Led by Kawhi Leonard's 38 points (25 in the 2nd half), five rebounds, and five assists, the No. 5 seed Clippers defeated the No. 4 seed Suns in Game 1, 115-110. Kevin Durant tallied 27 points, nine rebounds, and a Playoff career-high 11 assists for the Suns, while Devin Booker added 26 points, four steals, and three blocks in the losing effort. The Clippers lead this best-of-seven series, 1-0, with Game 2 taking place on Tuesday, April 18 (10:00 p.m. ET, TNT).

Player Stats

CLIPPERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
33Nicolas BatumSF	21	1-3	1-3	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	1	-8	3
2Kawhi LeonardPF	41	13-24	3-5	9-10	5	5	1	1	3	4	+3	38
40Ivica ZubacC	29	5-8	0-0	2-4	15	0	0	0	3	3	-11	12
10Eric GordonSG	32	7-14	3-7	2-2	1	2	0	0	0	3	-6	19
0Russell WestbrookPG	36	3-19	1-6	2-3	11	8	2	3	2	2	-6	9
24Norman Powell	23	5-10	1-4	3-4	0	2	1	0	0	0	+11	14
44Mason Plumlee	17	3-3	0-0	1-1	11	2	0	0	0	4	+16	7
14Terance Mann	24	3-6	0-3	4-5	4	2	1	0	4	3	+13	10
5Bones Hyland	13	1-6	1-3	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	1	+13	3
4Brandon Boston Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Amir Coffey	— did not play —												— did not play —
23Robert Covington	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Marcus Morris Sr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
17Jason Preston	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	41-9344.1%	10-3132.3%	23-2979.3%	49	23	6	4	13	21	-	115

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
0Torrey CraigSF	26	9-12	2-4	2-3	4	1	1	0	1	5	+14	22
35Kevin DurantPF	44	7-15	3-7	10-10	9	11	1	2	1	4	+4	27
22Deandre AytonC	33	8-16	0-0	2-2	8	0	0	1	1	4	+13	18
1Devin BookerSG	43	10-19	0-3	6-8	1	3	4	3	5	3	-6	26
3Chris PaulPG	38	2-8	1-2	2-2	11	10	2	0	1	4	+6	7
14Landry Shamet	23	2-5	0-1	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	-14	4
2Josh Okogie	6	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	-10	0
12Ish Wainright	6	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	1	-12	0
18Bismack Biyombo	4	0-0	0-0	2-4	2	0	0	1	1	1	-11	2
8Terrence Ross	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0
11Jock Landale	7	1-3	0-0	2-4	2	1	0	1	0	1	-8	4
55Darius Bazley	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Damion Lee	— did not play —												— did not play —
21T.J. Warren	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	39-8247.6%	6-1931.6%	26-3378.8%	42	27	8	9	10	25	-	110

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterLACPHX

(11:53) Jump Ball I. Zubac vs. D. Ayton: Tip to K. Leonard
(11:45) MISS I. Zubac 10' driving Hook
(11:42) D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:21) MISS K. Durant 3PT
(11:19) K. Leonard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:11) MISS R. Westbrook 13' turnaround fadeaway Shot
(11:07) C. Paul REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:02) I. Zubac kicked ball VIOLATION
(10:55) MISS T. Craig 3PT
(10:52) R. Westbrook REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:41) MISS E. Gordon 11' driving Layup
(10:37) T. Craig REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:35) MISS D. Booker 24' running pullup 3PT
(10:32) K. Leonard REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (10:13) E. Gordon 22' step back Jump Shot (2 PTS) (K. Leonard 1 AST)
20
+2 (10:00) D. Ayton DUNK (2 PTS) (C. Paul 1 AST)
22
(9:41) K. Durant shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Leonard 2 FT)
(9:41) MISS K. Leonard Free Throw 1 of 2
(9:41) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (9:41) K. Leonard Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
32
(9:26) MISS C. Paul 15' fadeaway Shot
(9:23) R. Westbrook REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:19) MISS R. Westbrook 6' running Layup
(9:16) I. Zubac REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:16) I. Zubac lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(9:16) C. Paul STEAL (1 STL)
(9:09) MISS D. Ayton 15' Jump Shot
(9:07) I. Zubac REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (9:01) E. Gordon running finger roll Layup (4 PTS)
52
+3 (8:34) C. Paul 30' 3PT (3 PTS) (T. Craig 1 AST)
55
(8:13) MISS R. Westbrook 27' 3PT
(8:11) K. Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:06) D. Booker running reverse Layup (2 PTS) (K. Durant 1 AST)
57
(7:53) T. Craig personal FOUL (1 PF)
(7:44) K. Leonard bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(7:34) I. Zubac shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Craig 2 FT)
(7:34) MISS T. Craig Free Throw 1 of 2
(7:34) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (7:34) T. Craig Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
58
+3 (7:25) N. Batum 27' 3PT (3 PTS) (K. Leonard 2 AST)
88
+2 (6:59) D. Booker 17' pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
810
+2 (6:41) K. Leonard 9' fadeaway Jump Shot (3 PTS)
1010
(6:33) MISS D. Booker 16' pullup Shot
(6:31) N. Batum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (6:26) E. Gordon 29' 3PT running pullup (7 PTS) (R. Westbrook 1 AST)
1310
(6:10) MISS K. Durant 20' Jump Shot
(6:08) I. Zubac REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+3 (5:56) E. Gordon 26' 3PT (10 PTS) (N. Batum 1 AST)
1610
(5:54) PHX Timeout
+2 (5:38) T. Craig 10' pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (C. Paul 2 AST)
1612
+2 (5:22) K. Leonard 13' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1812
(5:09) MISS K. Durant 13' pullup Shot - blocked
(5:09) R. Westbrook BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:07) I. Zubac REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(4:59) R. Westbrook bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(4:59) T. Craig STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (4:53) T. Craig 3PT running (6 PTS) (C. Paul 3 AST)
1815
(4:30) MISS R. Westbrook 19' pullup Shot
(4:27) D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:15) MISS D. Ayton 15' Jump Shot
(4:13) I. Zubac REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(4:02) MISS R. Westbrook 18' pullup bank Shot
(3:59) C. Paul REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:50) R. Westbrook personal FOUL (1 PF)
(3:39) MISS D. Booker 14' pullup Shot
(3:37) I. Zubac REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
+2 (3:25) E. Gordon 6' driving finger roll Layup (12 PTS)
2015
(3:14) MISS K. Durant 14' pullup Shot
(3:12) T. Craig REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (3:02) D. Booker driving Layup (6 PTS)
2017
+2 (2:41) I. Zubac 7' turnaround Hook (2 PTS) (N. Powell 1 AST)
2217
(2:30) MISS D. Booker 17' pullup Shot
(2:28) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(2:28) D. Booker loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF)
(2:28) LAC Timeout
+2 (2:16) K. Leonard 19' Jump Shot (7 PTS) (T. Mann 1 AST)
2417
(1:59) MISS I. Wainright 3PT
(1:56) M. Plumlee REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:50) D. Booker shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Mann 2 FT)
+1 (1:50) T. Mann Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2517
+1 (1:50) T. Mann Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2617
(1:40) B. Biyombo bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(1:40) N. Powell STEAL (1 STL)
(1:36) MISS B. Hyland 26' running pullup 3PT
(1:33) T. Mann REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:29) B. Biyombo personal FOUL (1 PF) (Powell 2 FT)
+1 (1:29) N. Powell Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2717
(1:29) MISS N. Powell Free Throw 2 of 2
(1:26) B. Biyombo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:17) M. Plumlee shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Biyombo 2 FT)
(1:17) MISS B. Biyombo Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:17) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (1:17) B. Biyombo Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
2718
(1:00) MISS N. Powell driving Layup - blocked
(1:00) B. Biyombo BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:57) I. Wainright REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:55) D. Booker lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:55) T. Mann STEAL (1 STL)
(0:51) J. Okogie shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Mann 2 FT)
+1 (0:51) T. Mann Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2818
(0:51) MISS T. Mann Free Throw 2 of 2
(0:49) B. Biyombo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:36) MISS D. Booker 9' fadeaway Shot
(0:33) TEAM defensive REBOUND
+2 (0:01) N. Powell 18' pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
3018

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

LAC

PHX

115Points110

41-93(44.1%)Field Goal(%)39-82(47.6%)

10-31(32.3%)3-Point(%)6-19(31.6%)

23-29(79.3%)Free Throw(%)26-33(78.8%)

49(15)Rebounds(Offensive)42(6)

23Assists27

6Steals8

4Blocks9

13Turnovers10

21Fouls25

48Pts In The Paint50

12Fast Break Pts25

5Pts Off Turnovers15

34Bench Pts10

16Largest Lead9

Game Details

Sunday, April 16, 2023 · 8:00 PM

Mortgage Matchup Center · Phoenix, AZ

attendance: 17,071 (100%)

tv: TNT