The game between the Los Angeles Clippers and Phoenix Suns will take place at Crypto.com Arena on Thursday, April 20 at 10:30 PM ET.
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The Los Angeles Clippers will welcome the Phoenix Suns to the Crypto.com Arena for an NBA game on Thursday. The Los Angeles Clippers lost 123-109 in their last game over the Suns. The series moves to Los Angeles for Game 3 on Thursday night. Kawhi Leonard led Los Angeles with 31 points after he scored 38 in Game 1. Russell Westbrook added 28 points on 9-of-16 shooting. “We know it is going to be a tough series,” Westbrook said. “They came back and took care of business tonight.”
Booker had a stellar shooting night, connecting on 14 of 22 shots, including 4 of 7 on 3s. He added nine assists. Deandre Ayton added 14 points — on 7-of-10 shooting— and 13 rebounds. Torrey Craig hit 5 of 8 3s and had 17 points, and Chris Paul had 16 points and eight assists. “We tried to blitz. We tried to fire. And we did a lot of different things,” Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said. “They played great.”
The Phoenix Suns on the other hand won 123-109 against the Clippers in their last game. Kevin Durant is the shiny new toy for the Phoenix Suns. Devin Booker is still the team’s heart and soul. Booker — the three-time All-Star who has spent all eight of his NBA seasons in Phoenix — scored 38 points, Durant added 25 and the Suns beat the Los Angeles Clippers 123-109 on Tuesday night in Game 2 to tie the Western Conference first-round series.
“He’s an all-around player,” Durant said about Booker. “He can do everything at an elite level on a basketball court.” The Suns needed a gritty effort after a disappointing loss in Game 1. Their shots weren’t falling for much of the first half and they fell into a 13-point hole midway through the second quarter. But led by Booker, they never panicked. The 26-year-old drilled a 3 just before the halftime buzzer to tie it and scored 18 points in the third quarter on 7-of-8 shooting, helping the Suns push to a 92-87 advantage entering the fourth.
The defense also improved after the Clippers got several easy baskets in the second quarter. “People talk about adjustments all the time and we make them,” Suns coach Monty Williams said. “But sometimes basketball is just being able to sit down and guard the ball, keep your man from getting to the basket and contesting the shot.”
Los Angeles Clippers: Kawhi Leonard, Nicolas Batum, Ivica Zubac, Russell Westbrook, Eric Gordon
Phoenix Suns: Kevin Durant, Torrey Craig, Deandre Ayton, Devin Booker, Chris Paul
Los Angeles Clippers: Paul George
Phoenix Suns: Cameron Payne
The game between the Los Angeles Clippers and Phoenix Suns will take place at Crypto.com Arena on Thursday, April 20 at 10:30 PM ET.
The match between the Los Angeles Clippers and Phoenix Suns will be telecast live on Bally Sports SoCal, Fox Sports Prime Ticket, NBA TV, Bally Sports Arizona, Fox Sports Arizona.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | Bally Sports SoCal, Fox Sports Prime Ticket, NBA TV, Bally Sports Arizona, Fox Sports Arizona. | April 20 (10:30 PM ET) |
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