LA Clippers 117, Phoenix Suns 119 — Recap

March 4, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): LA Clippers 117, Phoenix Suns 119. Scoring by quarter: Q1 LAC 24-30 PHX; Q2 LAC 41-19 PHX; Q3 LAC 30-27 PHX; Q4 LAC 22-43 PHX.

Top performers (box score): Ivica Zubac (LAC) 35 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists on 15-of-19 shooting; Kevin Durant (PHX) 34 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 threes on 10-of-22 shooting; James Harden (LAC) 21 points, 6 rebounds, 15 assists, 2 threes on 5-of-14 shooting; Kawhi Leonard (LAC) 21 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 threes on 9-of-20 shooting; Devin Booker (PHX) 17 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 threes on 6-of-11 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · LAC

Ivica Zubac

35 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST · 15-19 FG

Scoring · PHX

Kevin Durant

34 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 4 3PM · 10-22 FG

Scoring · LAC

James Harden

21 PTS, 6 REB, 15 AST, 2 3PM · 5-14 FG

Season highs

Ivica Zubac · Season-high 35 points

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	24	41	30	22		117
PHX	30	19	27	43		119

🧮 How They Scored

LACPHX

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

56.6%Effective FG%62.7%

5.9%Turnover %10.3%

19.4%Offensive rebound %18.9%

0.325Free-throw rate0.360

Box Score

LA Clippers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
James Harden G	38	21	6	15	2	—	1	5-14	2-9	9-11	-5
Ivica Zubac C	37	35	10	3	1	1	—	15-19	—	5-6	+22
Kawhi Leonard F	37	21	4	3	1	1	2	9-20	1-6	2-2	+4
Bogdan Bogdanovic G	37	13	4	3	—	—	1	5-7	3-4	—	+19
Kris Dunn G	32	2	1	3	2	—	—	1-6	0-5	—	+3
Amir Coffey G	22	13	2	—	2	—	—	5-8	1-2	2-2	-10
Nicolas Batum F-G	17	3	3	2	—	—	1	1-4	1-4	—	-8
Drew Eubanks F	11	7	4	—	—	1	—	1-4	—	5-6	-24
Jordan Miller G	10	2	3	—	—	—	1	1-1	—	—	-11

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kevin Durant F	41	34	7	4	1	2	2	10-22	4-11	10-10	+16
Devin Booker G	41	17	5	8	—	—	5	6-11	1-4	4-8	-9
Royce O'Neale F	29	12	3	3	—	—	—	4-9	4-7	—	+2
Mason Plumlee F-C	25	14	6	4	—	—	—	4-7	0-1	6-6	+19
Grayson Allen G	24	8	3	2	2	—	—	3-3	2-2	—	+16
Nick Richards C	23	16	7	—	—	—	—	8-10	—	—	-16
Tyus Jones G	19	6	1	5	1	—	1	1-3	1-3	3-3	-5
Collin Gillespie G	15	10	2	3	—	—	—	4-6	2-3	—	+21
Bradley Beal G	15	—	2	2	1	1	2	0-4	0-1	—	-18

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Ivica Zubac	Bench	37	35	80.9	28.6	+29.4	22.8
James Harden	Bench	38	21	55.7	22.6	-8.6	17.7
Kawhi Leonard	Bench	37	21	50.3	28.4	+3.8	7.5
Bogdan Bogdanovic	Bench	37	13	92.9	10.1	+24.8	6.7
Amir Coffey	Bench	22	13	73.2	17.3	-25.4	9.9
Drew Eubanks	Bench	11	7	52.7	21.2	-107.4	11.7
Nicolas Batum	Bench	17	3	37.5	12.2	-30.8	2.4
Kris Dunn	Bench	32	2	16.7	9.8	+9.3	-1.3
Jordan Miller	Bench	10	2	100.0	7.7	-71.5	6.5
Kobe Brown	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Cam Christie	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
Kevin Durant	Bench	41	34	64.4	31.1	+20.3	15.7
Devin Booker	Bench	41	17	58.5	21.3	-9.7	5.7
Nick Richards	Bench	23	16	80.0	19.6	-37.7	16.8
Mason Plumlee	Bench	25	14	72.6	18.2	+38.8	13.0
Royce O'Neale	Bench	29	12	66.7	14.5	+8.1	7.2
Collin Gillespie	Bench	15	10	83.3	19.4	+84.5	18.4
Grayson Allen	Bench	24	8	133.3	5.9	+36.4	11.2
Tyus Jones	Bench	19	6	69.4	12.2	-12.8	8.5
Bradley Beal	Bench	15	—	0.0	18.8	-64.3	-1.6
Ryan Dunn	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Oso Ighodaro	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0