On January 9, Beijing time, the NBA regular season, the Clippers faced the Suns back-to-back, in yesterday's game, the Clippers lost 103-106 to the Lakers to end a five-game winning streak, and ranked fourth in the West with 22 wins and 13 losses before this game, and the Suns were reversed by the Grizzlies 115-121 yesterday, and currently rose to eighth in the West due to the Rockets' losses.
Clippers player stats and plus/minus:
Harden had 19 points, 7 rebounds and 10 assists, shooting 6-of-8 from the field, 3-of-4 from three-point range and 4-of-4 from the free-throw line, with a team-high plus/minus of +25
George had 25 points, 7 rebounds and 1 steal, shooting 10-of-19 from the field, 4-of-9 from three-point range, 1-of-2 from the free-throw line, and a plus/minus of +21
Leonard had 17 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 steals and 1 block, shooting 8-of-15 from the field, 1-of-3 from three-point range, with a plus/minus of +11, and 4 steals in the fourth quarter
Zubac had 19 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, shooting 8-of-9 from the field and 3-of-6 from the free-throw line, with a plus/minus of +14
曼恩14分5板3助，投篮9中5，三分6中3，罚球2中1，正负值+14
Westbrook had 9 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals, shooting 3-of-6 from the field and 3-of-3 from the free throw line, with a plus/minus of -3
鲍威尔14分5板1助，投篮6中4，三分3中2，罚球4中4，正负值+20
Theis had 6 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 block, shooting 3-of-6 from the field and a plus/minus of +15
Coffey had 9 points and 2 rebounds, shooting 4-of-5 from the field and 1-of-1 from three-point range, with a plus/minus of +14
Game Overview: In the first quarter, the Suns shot 55%, Durant and Booker each scored 7 points, the Clippers Leonard scored 7 points, Zubac scored 8 points, George scored 10 points, Harden handed out 5 assists, and the Clippers shot 65% from the field and ended the first quarter with a 34-31 lead. In the first half of the second quarter, the Suns overtook the score, and with five minutes left in the quarter, the Suns led the Clippers 53-51, and then the Clippers ended the first half with a wave of 20-10, and at halftime, the Clippers led the Suns 71-63, Durant scored 20 points at halftime, and Harden scored 15 points in the second quarter, shooting 5-of-6.
The Suns shot 52.6 percent from the field and the Clippers 45.5 percent in the third quarter, but both sides hit just 10 shots, with the Clippers having a slight advantage and ending the quarter at 30-28, with the Clippers leading by 10 points at 101-91 after three quarters. After four minutes in the final quarter, Leonard made three steals (four in the fourth quarter), and the Suns' Big Three added one turnover, and the Clippers stretched the score to 116-96 and a 20-point lead, and finally the Clippers beat the Suns.
At the end of the fourth quarter, the Clippers defeated the Suns 138-111, with a record of 23-13 and still ranked fourth in the West, and the Suns ranked ninth in the West with 19-18 after two consecutive losses (the Rockets' loss to the Heat in the previous game sent the Suns to the eighth place in the West).