The game between the Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Clippers will take place at Footprint Center on Tuesday, April 18 at 10:00 PM ET.
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The Phoenix Suns will welcome the Los Angeles Clippers to the Footprint Center for an NBA game on Tuesday. The Phoenix Suns lost 110-115 in their last game over the Clippers. Kevin Durant scored 27 points for the Suns, who lost for the first time with him on the floor. Phoenix acquired the two-time NBA Finals MVP from Brooklyn in February, and injuries limited him to eight games — all Suns wins. Devin Booker added 26 points for Phoenix, which will try to avoid falling into a 2-0 hole at home on Tuesday.
The Suns trailed 109-103 with 1:33 remaining but scored the next five points. The Clippers grabbed multiple offensive rebounds on the ensuing possession before Westbrook made his critical free throws. “Making winning plays, getting deflections on balls, offensive rebounding, getting us into our sets — that is playoff basketball,” Leonard said. “You might not have the best night shooting, but you’ve got to impact the game some type of way and he did that tonight.”
The Suns had their six-game winning streak in playoff Game 1s snapped. “We understand it is not going to be easy,” Booker said. “It gets harder from here. Thinking back to my first (playoffs), every loss is the worst thing ever and every win you are going to win the rest of them. That’s just how the playoffs go.”
The Los Angeles Clippers on the other hand won 110-115 against the Suns in their last game. Kawhi Leonard had a great shooting night while Russell Westbrook had a horrible one. Both players nonetheless had a huge impact for the Los Angeles Clippers in their 115-110 win over the Phoenix Suns in the teams’ Western Conference playoff series opener on Sunday.
Leonard poured in 38 points, including two late 3-pointers, while Westbrook was a menace everywhere except the scoring column. The veteran guard shot just 3 of 19 from the field, but finished with nine points, 10 rebounds, eight assists, three blocks and two steals. “My whole career, I pride myself every season on doing everything,” Westbrook said. “Whatever is needed of me to win the game, I’ll do it.”
That’s exactly what happened in the final 30 seconds. Westbrook made a pair of free throws with 17.7 seconds left for a three-point lead, then blocked Devin Booker’s layup attempt at the other end and swatted the ball off Booker to give the Clippers the ball with 10.1 seconds remaining. Eric Gordon added 19 points and hit a late 3 that kept the Clippers ahead.
Phoenix Suns: Kevin Durant, Torrey Craig, Deandre Ayton, Devin Booker, Chris Paul
Los Angeles Clippers: Kawhi Leonard, Nicolas Batum, Ivica Zubac, Russell Westbrook, Eric Gordon
Phoenix Suns: Cameron Payne
Los Angeles Clippers: Paul George
The game between the Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Clippers will take place at Footprint Center on Tuesday, April 18 at 10:00 PM ET.
The match between the Phoenix Suns and Los Angeles Clippers will be telecast live on Bally Sports Arizona, Fox Sports Arizona, TNT, Bally Sports SoCal, Fox Sports Prime Ticket.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | Bally Sports Arizona, Fox Sports Arizona, TNT, Bally Sports SoCal, Fox Sports Prime Ticket. | April 18 (10:00 PM ET) |
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