LA Clippers 109, Phoenix Suns 123 — Recap

April 18, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (playoffs): LA Clippers 109, Phoenix Suns 123. Scoring by quarter: Q1 LAC 29-24 PHX; Q2 LAC 30-35 PHX; Q3 LAC 28-33 PHX; Q4 LAC 22-31 PHX.

Top performers (box score): Devin Booker (PHX) 38 points, 1 rebounds, 9 assists, 4 threes on 14-of-22 shooting; Kawhi Leonard (LAC) 31 points, 8 rebounds, 7 assists, 3 threes on 11-of-20 shooting; Russell Westbrook (LAC) 28 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-16 shooting; Kevin Durant (PHX) 25 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists on 10-of-19 shooting; Torrey Craig (PHX) 17 points, 3 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 threes on 6-of-9 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PHX

Devin Booker

38 PTS, 1 REB, 9 AST, 4 3PM · 14-22 FG

Scoring · LAC

Kawhi Leonard

31 PTS, 8 REB, 7 AST, 3 3PM · 11-20 FG

Scoring · LAC

Russell Westbrook

28 PTS, 5 REB, 5 AST, 2 3PM · 9-16 FG

Season highs

Torrey Craig · Season-high 5 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	29	30	28	22		109
PHX	24	35	33	31		123

🧮 How They Scored

LACPHX

44Points in the paint38

12Fast-break points8

21Second-chance points15

15Points off turnovers16

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

50.6%Effective FG%64.7%

13.8%Turnover %10.8%

30.0%Offensive rebound %25.9%

0.388Free-throw rate0.165

Box Score

LA Clippers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kawhi Leonard F	39	31	8	7	3	0	3	11-20	3-5	6-7	-10
Russell Westbrook G	36	28	5	5	0	2	3	9-16	2-3	8-8	-13
Eric Gordon G	32	12	2	2	0	0	1	4-12	4-9	0-0	-17
Ivica Zubac C	29	8	6	0	2	0	3	2-7	0-0	4-6	-14
Norman Powell F-G	28	12	4	2	2	1	0	4-11	0-3	4-4	+5
Terance Mann G	26	10	2	0	0	0	2	3-3	2-2	2-2	-3
Nicolas Batum F-G	19	0	1	1	0	0	0	0-4	0-4	0-0	-17
Nah'Shon Hyland G	14	6	2	0	0	1	1	2-7	0-4	2-2	+2
Mason Plumlee F-C	14	2	2	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	2-2	+3
Brandon Boston Jr. G	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	-2
Amir Coffey G	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-2
Jason Preston G	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-2

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Devin Booker G	45	38	1	9	1	0	3	14-22	4-7	6-6	+15
Kevin Durant F	44	25	6	5	1	2	5	10-19	0-4	5-6	+10
Chris Paul G	38	16	4	8	1	1	1	8-14	0-1	0-0	+14
Torrey Craig F	32	17	3	2	2	0	0	6-9	5-8	0-0	+16
Deandre Ayton C	32	14	13	0	0	0	1	7-10	0-0	0-0	+15
Josh Okogie G	15	7	3	2	0	0	0	2-4	1-2	2-2	-3
Bismack Biyombo C	15	6	5	2	0	3	1	3-5	0-0	0-0	0
Landry Shamet G	14	0	0	2	1	0	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	+4
Damion Lee G	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-1
T.J. Warren F	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-2
Ish Wainright F	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	+2

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Kawhi Leonard	Bench	39	31	67.2	27.4	-15.8	19.5
Russell Westbrook	Bench	36	28	71.7	28.2	-18.8	17.3
Eric Gordon	Bench	32	12	50.0	17.6	-24.6	2.2
Norman Powell	Bench	28	12	47.0	20.3	+8.9	8.2
Terance Mann	Bench	26	10	128.9	9.7	-3.5	5.4
Ivica Zubac	Bench	29	8	41.5	18.8	-25.6	2.2
Nah'Shon Hyland	Bench	14	6	38.1	26.5	+11.5	0.9
Mason Plumlee	Bench	14	2	113.6	5.9	+2.7	4.5
Nicolas Batum	Bench	19	0	0.0	8.7	-44.7	-5.7
Amir Coffey	Bench	1	0	0.0	0.0	-100.0	0.0
Brandon Boston Jr.	Bench	1	0	0.0	100.0	-100.0	0.0
Marcus Morris	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robert Covington	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jason Preston	Bench	1	0	0.0	0.0	-100.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Devin Booker	Bench	45	38	77.1	28.6	+16.9	18.4
Kevin Durant	Bench	44	25	57.8	27.6	+9.9	10.5
Torrey Craig	Bench	32	17	94.4	12.9	+24.6	14.0
Chris Paul	Bench	38	16	57.1	18.1	+18.4	12.2
Deandre Ayton	Bench	32	14	70.0	16.2	+25.5	11.9
Josh Okogie	Bench	15	7	71.7	13.2	-20.3	11.5
Bismack Biyombo	Bench	15	6	60.0	17.6	0.0	14.4
Landry Shamet	Bench	14	0	0.0	6.1	+9.5	1.6
Jock Landale	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Damion Lee	Bench	3	0	0.0	0.0	-35.7	0.0
Terrence Ross	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
T.J. Warren	Bench	2	0	0.0	0.0	-30.0	-33.3
Darius Bazley	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Ish Wainright	Bench	1	0	0.0	0.0	+100.0	0.0