LA Clippers 112, Phoenix Suns 107 — Recap

January 3, 2021 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): LA Clippers 112, Phoenix Suns 107. Scoring by quarter: Q1 LAC 37-24 PHX; Q2 LAC 27-20 PHX; Q3 LAC 24-37 PHX; Q4 LAC 24-26 PHX.

Top performers (box score): Paul George (LAC) 39 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 7 threes on 15-of-24 shooting; Devin Booker (PHX) 25 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-13 shooting; Deandre Ayton (PHX) 24 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists on 9-of-12 shooting; Chris Paul (PHX) 15 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 threes on 6-of-12 shooting; Kawhi Leonard (LAC) 15 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists on 4-of-21 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · LAC

Paul George

39 PTS, 3 REB, 4 AST, 7 3PM · 15-24 FG

Scoring · PHX

Devin Booker

25 PTS, 5 REB, 8 AST, 1 3PM · 7-13 FG

Scoring · PHX

Deandre Ayton

24 PTS, 8 REB, 2 AST · 9-12 FG

Season highs

Paul George · Season-high 39 pointsDeandre Ayton · Season-high 24 pointsDevin Booker · Season-high 8 assistsPaul George · Season-high 7 threesNicolas Batum · Season-high 4 threes

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
LAC	37	27	24	24		112
PHX	24	20	37	26		107

🧮 How They Scored

LACPHX

26Points in the paint42

14Fast-break points2

11Second-chance points10

21Points off turnovers7

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

58.4%Effective FG%56.0%

9.9%Turnover %13.0%

19.5%Offensive rebound %19.4%

0.229Free-throw rate0.373

Box Score

LA Clippers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Paul George F	38	39	3	4	2	1	5	15-24	7-10	2-2	+17
Kawhi Leonard F	34	15	6	3	1	1	2	4-21	0-3	7-10	-11
Nicolas Batum F-G	31	14	1	3	1	0	0	5-9	4-7	0-0	-10
Patrick Beverley G	28	7	9	0	0	0	1	2-3	1-1	2-2	-5
Luke Kennard G	25	14	4	1	0	0	0	5-7	2-3	2-3	+3
Serge Ibaka F-C	25	8	7	1	0	0	2	2-6	2-3	2-2	-8
Ivica Zubac C	23	4	4	4	0	0	0	2-3	0-0	0-0	+12
Lou Williams G	21	4	1	2	1	0	0	2-6	0-1	0-0	+11
Reggie Jackson G	16	7	2	6	0	0	0	3-4	1-1	0-0	+16

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Devin Booker G	45	25	5	8	0	0	2	7-13	1-3	10-12	+14
Chris Paul G	36	15	9	6	1	1	2	6-12	1-3	2-2	-8
Mikal Bridges F	36	7	8	2	0	2	1	1-7	1-5	4-5	+8
Jae Crowder F	31	6	2	2	0	0	0	2-6	2-6	0-0	-5
Deandre Ayton C	30	24	8	2	1	0	1	9-12	0-0	6-7	-15
Cameron Johnson F	22	8	3	1	1	0	2	3-9	2-8	0-0	+1
Dario Saric F	17	15	4	1	1	0	2	6-9	2-5	1-2	+12
Cameron Payne G	16	7	1	1	0	0	2	3-6	1-2	0-0	+6
Langston Galloway G	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	-19
Jevon Carter G	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-19

🔬 Advanced Stats

LA ClippersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Paul George	Bench	38	39	78.4	35.7	+23.3	18.6
Kawhi Leonard	Bench	34	15	29.5	37.8	-14.9	2.4
Nicolas Batum	Bench	31	14	77.8	13.6	-14.6	11.5
Luke Kennard	Bench	25	14	84.1	14.8	+1.7	16.0
Serge Ibaka	Bench	25	8	58.1	16.4	-18.8	3.9
Patrick Beverley	Bench	28	7	90.2	8.2	-9.4	8.6
Reggie Jackson	Bench	16	7	87.5	12.1	+53.3	20.8
Ivica Zubac	Bench	23	4	66.7	5.8	+26.1	6.6
Lou Williams	Bench	21	4	33.3	13.3	+26.2	3.4

Phoenix SunsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Devin Booker	Bench	45	25	68.4	20.8	+15.0	15.0
Deandre Ayton	Bench	30	24	79.6	25.4	-24.4	19.2
Chris Paul	Bench	36	15	58.2	19.7	-11.8	14.9
Dario Saric	Bench	17	15	75.9	31.6	+31.5	16.8
Cameron Johnson	Bench	22	8	44.4	22.9	+4.5	3.1
Mikal Bridges	Bench	36	7	38.0	12.3	+9.6	5.9
Cameron Payne	Bench	16	7	58.3	22.9	+18.8	5.6
Jae Crowder	Bench	31	6	50.0	9.1	-6.4	1.7
Jevon Carter	Bench	3	0	0.0	0.0	-237.5	-5.1
Langston Galloway	Bench	4	0	0.0	20.0	-213.3	-8.5