With the Golden State Warriors losing, the Phoenix Suns came to the number one position in the league, and with Booker and Ayton all out of the game, the Suns were still able to maintain a winning streak, and the only thing you can say is that Chris Paul is really a great point guard, as long as he is there, then everything is not a problem. Paul decided the lower limit of this team, but this game, they have to face the Los Angeles Clippers, without Leonard's Clippers, with a wave of three consecutive wins, occupying the fifth place in the West.
The Los Angeles Clippers have won three straight games, but George has been unable to play in the past two games due to injuries. With neither George nor Leonard playing, Reggie Jackson became the team's star, leading the team to consecutive victories. In this game, George continues to be absent, and the Clippers can still rely on King Gigi.
At the beginning of the first quarter, the two teams fell into a scoring drought, playing half a quarter, the Clippers only scored 7 points, the Suns were even worse, relying on Payne's layup to get 2 points, in such a situation, Monty helplessly called out a timeout. After the timeout came back, both teams regained their touch, Crowder hit consecutive hits, the Gigi Kings were always able to respond, and the Clippers maintained a seven-point lead or so. Reggie Jackson scored eight points in a single quarter, four three-pointers and 27 points in a single quarter.
Chris Paul scored no points in the first quarter, only giving up 2 assists, and the Suns only scored 21 points in a single quarter, six points behind the Clippers. After returning from the second quarter, Paul finally turned on the scoring mode, scoring 9 points and 3 assists on 4-of-5 shooting, but the Suns only scored 23 points in the second quarter and still did not find an offensive rhythm. On the Clippers side, Morris had seven points and three rebounds, Kennard also had six points, two rebounds and one assist, and the team scored 29 points in the second quarter, leading the Suns by 12 points at the end of the half.
The Los Angeles Clippers led by 15 points in the first half, and at the end of the half, they still maintained a 12-point lead, relying on excellent three-pointers. In the first half, the Clippers shot 7-of-12 from three-point range, while the Suns made 3-of-14 shooting. Without George and Leonard, Tyronelu still has a good way, Reggie has 13 points and 1 assist, Kennard has 11 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, Morris Jr. has 10 points and 5 rebounds, Mann also has 7 points and 5 rebounds, and the Suns, no one has scored in double figures.
Chris Paul tried his best, scoring 9 points, 5 assists and 2 steals on 4-of-7 shooting, and was still able to deliver 5 assists even when the team felt so bad, which shows how good Paul's passing ability is. Shamet had only 2 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist on 1-of-6 shooting, McGee had 4 points and 6 rebounds, Crowder and Bridges had 6 players in both fronts, Cameron Johnson on the bench played well, with 8 points and 5 rebounds, and Payne had 6 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists. In the first half, the sun completely fell into the downwind, so in the second half, can they get back to the touch?