The game between the Los Angeles Clippers and Phoenix Suns will take place at Crypto.com Arena on Saturday, April 22 at 3:30 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 Saturday. The Los Angeles Clippers lost 124-129 in their last game over the Suns. Norman Powell led the Clippers, scoring a career playoff-high 42 points on 15-of-23 shooting. Russell Westbrook added 30 points and 11 assists. Game 4 is Saturday in Los Angeles. Booker shot 18 for 29 and had seven rebounds, three steals and two blocks while playing a game-high 44 minutes. He scored 38 points in Game 2.
“If it was up to me, I wouldn’t have been out those 12 minutes. My body feels good,” Booker said. “I dedicate my whole entire life to this sport and this game. When you have it going like that on the big stage, there’s nothing else you can ask for.” With Leonard watching from the bench, the Clippers kept it close through the first half, when neither team led by more than six.
The Clippers got within three on two free throws by Westbrook with 1:44 remaining. After a 6-0 run by the Suns, Powell hit a 3-pointer, got fouled and made the free throw to pull the Clippers to 125-120. Despite the heroics of former UCLA stars Powell and Westbrook, the Clippers sorely missed Leonard’s offense. He had 38 points in a Game 1 win at Phoenix and 31 in a loss in Game 2.
The Phoenix Suns on the other hand won 124-129 against the Clippers in their last game. With Kevin Durant drawing defenders, Devin Booker found his way to the basket again and again. Booker scored 45 points, Durant added 28 and the Phoenix Suns beat the Kawhi Leonard-less Los Angeles Clippers 129-124 on Thursday night to take a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference playoff series. “He set the tone, got to the rim, making plays for others, just controlling the whole game,” Durant said of Booker. “We’re going to need him to do that going forward.”
Leonard sat out because of a sprained right knee, the same injury that has sidelined fellow star Paul George since March 21. Leonard was hurt in Game 1, and played through it in Game 2, but afterward his condition didn’t improve. “Those are those trick games, where you think somebody is missing one of their top players and you let off the gas a little bit,” Booker said. “They played their (rear ends) off tonight. The whole team was prepared for that so we didn’t take a step back.”
The Suns pulled away in the third behind Booker. He scored eight points in a 17-8 run to open the period and give Phoenix its first double-digit lead of the game, 71-59. Booker credited Durant on the court for his ability to get to the basket. Suns coach Monty Williams said, “I feel bad for Kev sometimes because he’s an expensive decoy out there. He’s standing at the 28-foot hash and the defender is right in his face and that gives Book a number of opportunities to attack the basket.”
Los Angeles Clippers: Eric Gordon, Nicolas Batum, Ivica Zubac, Norman Powell, Russell Westbrook
Phoenix Suns: Kevin Durant, Torrey Craig, Deandre Ayton, Devin Booker, Chris Paul
Los Angeles Clippers: Kawhi Leonard, Paul George
Phoenix Suns: Cameron Payne
The game between the Los Angeles Clippers and Phoenix Suns will take place at Crypto.com Arena on Saturday, April 22 at 3:30 PM ET.
The match between the Los Angeles Clippers and Phoenix Suns will be telecast live on Bally Sports SoCal, Fox Sports Prime Ticket, TNT, Bally Sports Arizona, Fox Sports Arizona.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | Bally Sports SoCal, Fox Sports Prime Ticket, TNT, Bally Sports Arizona, Fox Sports Arizona. | April 22 (3:30 PM ET) |
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