On December 14, Beijing time, phoenix suns challenged the Clippers away, Devon Booker and Ayton were absent due to injury, and Clippers star Paul George also hung a free card. Both teams are defensively strong teams, the Suns defensive efficiency league second, the Clippers are the fourth in the league, and finally through the four quarters of the game, the Clippers won four consecutive games at home to the Suns, so the Warriors returned to the first place in the West again.
In the first half of the game, the Clippers took a 12-point lead on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends, and the whole team scored in double figures, with Reggie Jackson sending 13 points and Morris Jr. contributing 10 points and 5 boards. In contrast, the Suns only scored 46 points in the half, and no one on the team scored more than ten.
While the Suns chased back two points in the third quarter, the Clippers again hit a 13-2 run early in the fourth quarter to pull off the points gap. Paul was completely lost in the offensive end in the second half, making 0-of-4 in the third quarter and 0-of-3 in the fourth quarter. Seeing no hope of a reversal, Suns coach Monty surrendered early, and the Clippers won a big victory, giving the Suns their fifth game of the season.
In the game, Paul scored just 9 points and 8 assists on 4 of 14, McGee had 13 points and 13 boards, and Bridges had 16 points. On the Clippers side, Reggie sent 19 points, and Morris Jr. became the biggest contributor to the team's victory, cutting 24 points and 11 boards on 10-of-16. It is worth mentioning that this is the first time that Morris Jr. has won two double-doubles in his Career, and this is also his 15th game 20+ for the Clippers, and the 15 Games clippers have achieved an impressive record of 14 wins and 1 loss, which is enough to show the importance of Xiao Mo to the Clippers. After losing this game, the Suns' record reached 21-5, and the Warriors returned to the league with 22-5!