LA Clippers 131, Phoenix Suns 122 — Recap

January 3, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): LA Clippers 131, Phoenix Suns 122. Scoring by quarter: Q1 LAC 35-20 PHX; Q2 LAC 35-31 PHX; Q3 LAC 37-40 PHX; Q4 LAC 24-31 PHX.

Top performers (box score): Devin Booker (PHX) 35 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists, 5 threes on 11-of-15 shooting; Paul George (LAC) 33 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 threes on 8-of-14 shooting; Kawhi Leonard (LAC) 30 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 threes on 9-of-16 shooting; James Harden (LAC) 22 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists, 4 threes on 7-of-13 shooting; Bradley Beal (PHX) 21 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists on 7-of-20 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PHX

Devin Booker

35 PTS, 2 REB, 6 AST, 5 3PM · 11-15 FG

Scoring · LAC

Paul George

33 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 5 3PM · 8-14 FG

Scoring · LAC

Kawhi Leonard

30 PTS, 8 REB, 3 AST, 4 3PM · 9-16 FG

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	35	35	37	24		131
PHX	20	31	40	31		122

🧮 How They Scored

LACPHX

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

67.6%Effective FG%59.5%

12.4%Turnover %15.0%

33.3%Offensive rebound %20.0%

0.451Free-throw rate0.381

Box Score

LA Clippers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kawhi Leonard F	40	30	8	3	2	2	2	9-16	4-6	8-8	+11
Paul George F	37	33	7	3	2	—	1	8-14	5-10	12-14	+12
James Harden G	36	22	5	11	—	1	4	7-13	4-7	4-4	+1
Ivica Zubac C	27	6	3	2	—	2	—	2-4	—	2-2	+1
Norman Powell F-G	26	13	2	1	—	—	3	5-8	3-5	—	-6
Terance Mann G	23	12	3	1	2	—	—	5-8	2-4	—	+17
Russell Westbrook G	18	6	5	2	2	—	2	2-7	0-2	2-2	+6
Amir Coffey G	13	3	—	1	—	—	—	1-1	—	1-2	—

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Bradley Beal G	41	21	5	4	1	1	3	7-20	0-6	7-7	-8
Devin Booker G	37	35	2	6	—	—	6	11-15	5-8	8-9	-12
Grayson Allen G	32	10	4	3	2	—	1	4-9	2-4	0-1	-19
Eric Gordon G	28	16	5	1	1	—	1	5-11	3-6	3-4	+2
Jusuf Nurkic C	25	9	6	1	1	—	1	3-5	0-1	3-3	-15
Josh Okogie G	16	5	2	1	—	1	1	2-3	1-2	—	+8
Drew Eubanks F	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	+2

🔬 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	37	33	81.8	24.4	+16.7	17.7
Kawhi Leonard	Bench	40	30	76.8	25.0	+14.5	17.1
James Harden	Bench	36	22	74.5	25.0	+2.1	15.5
Norman Powell	Bench	26	13	81.3	17.7	-15.6	8.3
Terance Mann	Bench	23	12	75.0	15.4	+34.2	10.1
Russell Westbrook	Bench	18	6	38.1	22.2	+13.2	6.7
Ivica Zubac	Bench	27	6	61.5	8.8	+2.9	3.4
Amir Coffey	Bench	13	3	79.8	6.7	+3.7	3.4
Mason Plumlee	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Nah'Shon Hyland	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Kobe Brown	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	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	37	35	92.3	28.4	-18.5	15.6
Bradley Beal	Bench	41	21	45.5	26.9	-6.9	4.7
Eric Gordon	Bench	28	16	62.7	21.9	+5.5	11.5
Grayson Allen	Bench	32	10	53.0	14.1	-32.2	5.8
Jusuf Nurkic	Bench	25	9	71.2	12.7	-27.5	8.1
Josh Okogie	Bench	16	5	83.3	11.8	+34.7	6.0
Drew Eubanks	Bench	4	—	0.0	0.0	+35.6	-3.8
Jordan Goodwin	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0