LA Clippers vs. Phoenix Suns

Apr 18, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
LAC	29	30	28	22	109
PHX	24	35	33	31	123

Game Recap

Led by Devin Booker's 38 points (25 in 2nd half) and nine assists, the Suns defeat the Clippers in Game 2, 123-109. Kevin Durant (25 points, six rebounds, five assists) and Chris Paul (16 points, four rebounds, eight assists) added a combined 41 points in the victory. Kawhi Leonard tallied 31 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for the Clippers, while Russell Westbrook added 28 points, five rebounds and five assists in the losing effort. The Suns and Clippers are tied in the best-of-seven series, 1-1, with Game 3 taking place on Thursday, April 20 (10:30 p.m. ET, NBA TV)

Player Stats

CLIPPERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
33Nicolas BatumSF	19	0-4	0-4	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	3	-17	0
2Kawhi LeonardPF	38	11-20	3-5	6-7	8	7	3	0	3	1	-10	31
40Ivica ZubacC	29	2-7	0-0	4-6	6	0	2	0	3	1	-14	8
10Eric GordonSG	32	4-12	4-9	0-0	2	2	0	0	1	4	-17	12
0Russell WestbrookPG	36	9-16	2-3	8-8	5	5	0	2	3	2	-13	28
14Terance Mann	25	3-3	2-2	2-2	2	0	0	0	2	4	-3	10
24Norman Powell	27	4-11	0-3	4-4	4	2	2	1	0	3	+5	12
44Mason Plumlee	13	0-0	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	0	1	0	+3	2
5Bones Hyland	14	2-7	0-4	2-2	2	0	0	1	1	2	+2	6
4Brandon Boston Jr.	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-2	0
7Amir Coffey	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0
17Jason Preston	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0
23Robert Covington	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Marcus Morris Sr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	35-8043.8%	11-3036.7%	28-3190.3%	32	17	7	4	15	20	-	109

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
0Torrey CraigSF	31	6-9	5-8	0-0	3	2	2	0	0	2	+16	17
35Kevin DurantPF	44	10-19	0-4	5-6	6	5	1	2	5	2	+10	25
22Deandre AytonC	31	7-10	0-0	0-0	13	0	0	0	1	5	+15	14
1Devin BookerSG	44	14-22	4-7	6-6	1	9	1	0	3	4	+15	38
3Chris PaulPG	37	8-14	0-1	0-0	4	8	1	1	1	3	+14	16
18Bismack Biyombo	14	3-5	0-0	0-0	5	2	0	3	1	2	0	6
14Landry Shamet	13	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	2	1	0	0	0	+4	0
2Josh Okogie	15	2-4	1-2	2-2	3	2	0	0	0	3	-3	7
21T.J. Warren	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-2	0
10Damion Lee	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0
12Ish Wainright	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2	0
55Darius Bazley	— did not play —												— did not play —
11Jock Landale	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Terrence Ross	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	50-8558.8%	10-2441.7%	13-1492.9%	35	30	6	6	11	22	-	123

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterLACPHX

(11:57) Jump Ball D. Ayton vs. I. Zubac: Tip to C. Paul
+2 (11:45) K. Durant 15' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (C. Paul 1 AST)
02
(11:18) MISS E. Gordon 18' pullup Shot
(11:16) K. Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:12) MISS D. Booker 26' running pullup 3PT
(11:09) K. Durant REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (11:07) T. Craig 3PT (3 PTS) (K. Durant 1 AST)
05
(10:41) D. Booker shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Zubac 2 FT)
+1 (10:41) I. Zubac Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
15
+1 (10:41) I. Zubac Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
25
(10:33) K. Durant step out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
+3 (10:20) R. Westbrook 28' 3PT (3 PTS) (K. Leonard 1 AST)
55
(10:05) MISS K. Durant 11' pullup Shot - blocked
(10:05) R. Westbrook BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:02) N. Batum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:59) MISS N. Batum 24' running 3PT
(9:57) K. Leonard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (9:55) E. Gordon 29' 3PT (3 PTS) (K. Leonard 2 AST)
85
+2 (9:40) D. Booker 17' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
87
+3 (9:25) E. Gordon 28' 3PT (6 PTS) (K. Leonard 3 AST)
117
+2 (9:11) C. Paul 17' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (K. Durant 2 AST)
119
(8:57) MISS K. Leonard 26' step back 3PT
(8:55) I. Zubac REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(8:53) MISS E. Gordon 26' 3PT
(8:50) D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:41) D. Ayton traveling TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:25) MISS I. Zubac 8' turnaround Hook
(8:22) D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (8:17) D. Booker running finger roll Layup (4 PTS)
1111
(8:05) K. Leonard traveling TURNOVER (1 TO)
(7:58) MISS T. Craig 25' 3PT
(7:56) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(7:56) K. Leonard loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF)
(7:45) C. Paul bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (7:27) R. Westbrook driving Layup (5 PTS)
1311
(7:12) K. Durant bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(7:12) I. Zubac STEAL (1 STL)
(7:03) MISS R. Westbrook 26' 3PT
(7:00) C. Paul REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:56) R. Westbrook personal FOUL (1 PF)
(6:56) PHX Timeout
(6:46) MISS D. Ayton 12' Jump Shot
(6:44) R. Westbrook REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:33) R. Westbrook offensive FOUL (2 PF)
(6:33) R. Westbrook offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (6:22) K. Durant 9' fadeaway Jump Shot (4 PTS) (C. Paul 2 AST)
1313
+2 (6:10) K. Leonard 12' step back Jump Shot (2 PTS) (E. Gordon 1 AST)
1513
(5:53) MISS C. Paul 3PT
(5:49) K. Leonard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:40) MISS K. Leonard driving Layup
(5:39) D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(5:33) MISS K. Durant 12' pullup Shot
(5:30) T. Mann REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:19) I. Zubac lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(5:19) T. Craig STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (5:04) K. Durant 7' pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1515
(4:46) MISS K. Leonard driving floating Shot
(4:43) I. Zubac REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(4:43) MISS I. Zubac tip DUNK
(4:43) K. Durant REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(4:39) MISS K. Durant 19' pullup Shot
(4:35) E. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:30) MISS E. Gordon 30' running 3PT
(4:26) K. Leonard REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+3 (4:23) T. Mann 27' 3PT (3 PTS) (K. Leonard 4 AST)
1815
(4:00) T. Mann shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Booker 2 FT)
+1 (4:00) D. Booker Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1816
+1 (4:00) D. Booker Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1817
(3:39) MISS E. Gordon driving Layup - blocked
(3:39) K. Durant BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:36) T. Craig REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:33) MISS D. Booker 24' running pullup 3PT
(3:31) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(3:31) T. Craig loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF)
(3:31) T. Craig technical FOUL (1 Tech)
+1 (3:31) K. Leonard technical Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
1917
(3:18) K. Durant shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Plumlee 2 FT)
+1 (3:18) M. Plumlee Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2017
+1 (3:18) M. Plumlee Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2117
+2 (3:00) B. Biyombo Hook (2 PTS) (J. Okogie 1 AST)
2119
(2:37) T. Mann bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(2:37) L. Shamet STEAL (1 STL)
(2:35) B. Biyombo bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(2:35) LAC Timeout
(2:26) T. Mann backcourt TURNOVER (2 TO)
(2:13) K. Durant lost ball TURNOVER (3 TO)
(2:13) K. Leonard STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:10) K. Leonard running DUNK (5 PTS)
2319
+3 (1:55) J. Okogie 3PT (3 PTS) (B. Biyombo 1 AST)
2322
(1:30) MISS N. Powell 3PT
(1:28) J. Okogie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:23) T. Mann personal FOUL (2 PF)
(1:13) MISS K. Durant 12' fadeaway Shot
(1:10) N. Powell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:06) MISS N. Powell 6' running Layup - blocked
(1:06) B. Biyombo BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:03) N. Powell REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:00) MISS N. Powell 11' pullup Shot
(1:00) M. Plumlee REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (0:48) K. Leonard 26' 3PT pullup (8 PTS)
2622
(0:33) MISS D. Booker driving Layup - blocked
(0:33) N. Powell BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:33) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(0:31) MISS K. Durant 3PT
(0:27) K. Leonard REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+3 (0:16) T. Mann 3PT (6 PTS) (K. Leonard 5 AST)
2922
+2 (0:02) D. Ayton 15' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (C. Paul 3 AST)
2924
(0:00) MISS N. Powell 44' running 3PT
(0:00) TEAM offensive REBOUND

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

LAC

PHX

109Points123

35-80(43.8%)Field Goal(%)50-85(58.8%)

11-30(36.7%)3-Point(%)10-24(41.7%)

28-31(90.3%)Free Throw(%)13-14(92.9%)

32(12)Rebounds(Offensive)35(7)

17Assists30

7Steals6

4Blocks6

15Turnovers11

20Fouls22

44Pts In The Paint38

12Fast Break Pts8

15Pts Off Turnovers16

30Bench Pts13

13Largest Lead14

Game Details

Tuesday, April 18, 2023 · 10:00 PM

Mortgage Matchup Center · Phoenix, AZ

attendance: 17,071 (100%)

tv: TNT