LA Clippers vs. Phoenix Suns

Apr 25, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
LAC	30	40	24	36	130
PHX	32	29	50	25	136

Game Recap

Led by Devin Booker's playoff career-high tying 47 points, along with eight rebounds and 10 assists, the No. 4 seed Suns defeat the No. 5 seed Clippers in Game 5, 136-130. Kevin Durant (31 points, six rebounds, four assists) and Deandre Ayton (21 points, 11 rebounds) added a combined 52 points in the victory. Norman Powell has tallied 27 points and three assists for the Clippers in the losing effort. After closing out this best-of-seven series, 4-1, the Suns now advance to the Western Conference Semifinals where they will face the Denver Nuggets on Saturday, April 29th.

Player Stats

CLIPPERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
10Eric GordonSF	20	1-4	1-4	0-0	0	3	0	0	1	2	-14	3
8Marcus Morris Sr.PF	23	5-11	0-1	2-2	5	0	0	0	0	0	-15	12
40Ivica ZubacC	23	5-6	0-0	6-6	10	2	0	1	2	2	-8	16
24Norman PowellSG	38	8-17	3-7	8-10	2	3	0	0	1	5	-13	27
0Russell WestbrookPG	39	3-18	1-6	7-8	8	8	0	0	5	4	-1	14
14Terance Mann	27	4-9	2-6	0-2	5	2	0	0	1	2	+11	10
33Nicolas Batum	26	7-10	5-8	0-0	6	2	2	0	0	1	+8	19
44Mason Plumlee	23	6-7	0-0	8-9	10	3	1	0	0	4	+2	20
5Bones Hyland	15	4-13	1-4	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	9
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 —
17Jason Preston	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	43-9545.3%	13-3636.1%	31-3783.8%	46	23	4	1	10	21	-	130

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
0Torrey CraigSF	16	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	3	-5	0
35Kevin DurantPF	44	10-19	4-6	7-7	6	4	1	1	1	3	+13	31
22Deandre AytonC	35	9-18	0-0	3-4	11	3	0	0	0	3	-1	21
1Devin BookerSG	41	19-27	4-7	5-6	8	10	2	0	3	4	+11	47
3Chris PaulPG	37	6-13	3-6	0-0	5	7	2	0	1	2	0	15
2Josh Okogie	32	4-7	1-3	2-2	2	3	2	0	0	3	+7	11
14Landry Shamet	8	1-3	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	+6	3
18Bismack Biyombo	12	2-4	0-0	4-5	8	2	0	3	1	5	+7	8
10Damion Lee	6	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	3	-6	0
15Cameron Payne	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	2	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 —
12Ish Wainright	— did not play —												— did not play —
21T.J. Warren	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	51-9454.3%	13-2650.0%	21-2487.5%	43	31	7	4	7	27	-	136

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterLACPHX

(11:57) Jump Ball D. Ayton vs. I. Zubac: Tip to C. Paul
+2 (11:36) D. Booker driving Layup (2 PTS)
02
+2 (11:18) I. Zubac 6' Hook (2 PTS) (E. Gordon 1 AST)
22
(11:02) MISS D. Ayton 7' Hook
(11:00) M. Morris Sr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:53) MISS M. Morris Sr. 18' pullup Shot
(10:49) D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:39) D. Booker driving reverse Layup (4 PTS)
24
+3 (10:26) N. Powell 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (R. Westbrook 1 AST)
54
(10:01) MISS D. Ayton 9' Jump Shot
(10:00) M. Morris Sr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:54) MISS E. Gordon 27' step back 3PT
(9:52) D. Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:43) D. Ayton floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (D. Booker 1 AST)
56
+2 (9:23) I. Zubac cutting DUNK (4 PTS) (E. Gordon 2 AST)
76
(9:07) R. Westbrook personal FOUL (1 PF)
(8:53) MISS T. Craig 11' step back Shot
(8:50) I. Zubac REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:41) MISS M. Morris Sr. 8' fadeaway Shot
(8:39) T. Craig REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:25) D. Booker 20' pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
78
(8:06) T. Craig shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Zubac 2 FT)
+1 (8:06) I. Zubac Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
88
+1 (8:06) I. Zubac Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
98
(7:59) N. Powell shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Booker 2 FT)
+1 (7:59) D. Booker Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
99
+1 (7:59) D. Booker Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
910
(7:44) R. Westbrook bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(7:44) D. Booker STEAL (1 STL)
(7:41) LAC Timeout
+2 (7:40) K. Durant running DUNK (2 PTS) (D. Booker 2 AST)
912
+2 (7:25) N. Powell 7' driving Layup (5 PTS)
1112
(6:55) MISS D. Booker 24' pullup 3PT
(6:52) I. Zubac REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:41) MISS R. Westbrook 14' pullup Shot
(6:39) C. Paul REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:33) C. Paul 14' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1114
+2 (6:24) N. Powell 19' floating Jump Shot (7 PTS)
1314
(6:24) C. Paul shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Powell 1 FT)
+1 (6:24) N. Powell Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
1414
+2 (6:07) D. Ayton cutting DUNK (4 PTS) (J. Okogie 1 AST)
1416
(6:01) E. Gordon bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (5:52) D. Booker 11' pullup Jump Shot (10 PTS) (J. Okogie 2 AST)
1418
+3 (5:33) N. Powell 25' 3PT pullup (11 PTS)
1718
(5:19) MISS D. Booker 13' pullup Shot
(5:18) R. Westbrook REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:13) J. Okogie personal FOUL (1 PF)
+2 (5:00) M. Morris Sr. 11' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1918
+2 (4:51) D. Ayton cutting Layup (6 PTS) (K. Durant 1 AST)
1920
(4:51) I. Zubac shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Ayton 1 FT)
+1 (4:51) D. Ayton Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
1921
(4:43) MISS R. Westbrook 25' pullup 3PT
(4:40) N. Powell REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(4:38) MISS N. Powell 18' Jump Shot
(4:36) D. Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:29) MISS D. Booker driving reverse Layup
(4:27) M. Morris Sr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (4:23) I. Zubac running Layup (8 PTS) (R. Westbrook 2 AST)
2121
(4:12) MISS K. Durant driving floating bank Shot
(4:12) D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (4:07) D. Ayton tip Layup (9 PTS)
2123
(3:57) R. Westbrook bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(3:57) C. Paul STEAL (1 STL)
(3:57) C. Paul lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (3:46) M. Morris Sr. 11' fadeaway Jump Shot (4 PTS)
2323
(3:35) T. Mann personal FOUL (1 PF)
(3:28) MISS K. Durant 9' pullup Shot
(3:25) M. Plumlee REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:14) MISS N. Batum 3PT
(3:14) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(3:14) B. Biyombo loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF)
(3:08) B. Biyombo shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Plumlee 2 FT)
(3:08) MISS M. Plumlee Free Throw 1 of 2
(3:08) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (3:08) M. Plumlee Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
2423
+2 (2:54) B. Biyombo cutting DUNK (2 PTS) (D. Booker 3 AST)
2425
(2:44) MISS M. Morris Sr. 26' pullup 3PT
(2:42) B. Biyombo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:36) MISS D. Booker 11' running Layup
(2:33) N. Batum REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:30) MISS N. Powell 25' running pullup 3PT
(2:30) K. Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:25) J. Okogie running DUNK (2 PTS) (K. Durant 2 AST)
2427
(2:07) PHX Timeout
(2:04) MISS N. Powell 7' cutting Layup - blocked
(2:04) B. Biyombo BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:02) B. Biyombo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:49) B. Biyombo lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(1:49) N. Batum STEAL (1 STL)
(1:39) MISS N. Batum 25' 3PT - blocked
(1:39) B. Biyombo BLOCK (2 BLK)
(1:36) M. Plumlee REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (1:35) N. Batum cutting Layup (2 PTS) (M. Plumlee 1 AST)
2627
+3 (1:18) J. Okogie 3PT (5 PTS) (B. Biyombo 1 AST)
2630
+2 (0:58) T. Mann 6' driving Layup (2 PTS) (N. Batum 1 AST)
2830
(0:46) D. Booker bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:46) N. Batum STEAL (2 STL)
(0:35) MISS B. Hyland 26' pullup 3PT
(0:32) M. Plumlee REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (0:31) M. Plumlee putback Layup (3 PTS)
3030
(0:14) M. Plumlee personal FOUL (1 PF) (Biyombo 2 FT)
+1 (0:14) B. Biyombo Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
3031
+1 (0:14) B. Biyombo Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
3032
(0:00) MISS N. Powell 25' pullup 3PT
(0:00) T. Craig REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

LAC

PHX

130Points136

43-95(45.3%)Field Goal(%)51-94(54.3%)

13-36(36.1%)3-Point(%)13-26(50.0%)

31-37(83.8%)Free Throw(%)21-24(87.5%)

46(17)Rebounds(Offensive)43(11)

23Assists31

4Steals7

1Blocks4

10Turnovers7

21Fouls27

50Pts In The Paint46

10Fast Break Pts22

13Pts Off Turnovers20

58Bench Pts22

10Largest Lead20

Game Details

Tuesday, April 25, 2023 · 10:00 PM

Mortgage Matchup Center · Phoenix, AZ

attendance: 17,071 (100%)

tv: TNT