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Phoenix Suns 84, LA Clippers 80 — Recap

June 26, 2021 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (playoffs): Phoenix Suns 84, LA Clippers 80. Scoring by quarter: Q1 PHX 29-20 LAC; Q2 PHX 21-16 LAC; Q3 PHX 19-30 LAC; Q4 PHX 15-14 LAC.

Top performers (box score): Devin Booker (PHX) 25 points, 2 rebounds, 0 assists on 8-of-22 shooting; Paul George (LAC) 23 points, 16 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 threes on 5-of-20 shooting; Reggie Jackson (LAC) 20 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-24 shooting; Deandre Ayton (PHX) 19 points, 22 rebounds, 3 assists on 8-of-14 shooting; Chris Paul (PHX) 18 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists on 6-of-22 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PHX

Devin Booker

25 PTS, 2 REB, 0 AST · 8-22 FG

Scoring · LAC

Paul George

23 PTS, 16 REB, 6 AST, 1 3PM · 5-20 FG

Scoring · LAC

Reggie Jackson

20 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 2 3PM · 8-24 FG

Season highs

Deandre Ayton · Season-high 22 reboundsMikal Bridges · Season-high 13 rebounds

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
PHX	29	21	19	15		84
LAC	20	16	30	14		80

🧮 How They Scored

PHXLAC

42Points in the paint36

6Fast-break points7

13Second-chance points7

15Points off turnovers13

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

38.4%Effective FG%35.5%

12.8%Turnover %9.3%

32.1%Offensive rebound %26.3%

0.244Free-throw rate0.386

Box Score

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Deandre Ayton C	41	19	22	3	1	4	3	8-14	0-0	3-3	+8
Mikal Bridges F	39	6	13	3	0	2	1	3-6	0-0	0-0	+3
Devin Booker G	38	25	2	0	2	0	5	8-22	0-5	9-11	+5
Chris Paul G	38	18	4	7	1	0	4	6-22	0-3	6-7	+3
Jae Crowder F	34	3	7	0	0	1	0	1-8	1-6	0-0	+4
Cameron Payne G	20	5	2	3	0	1	1	2-8	1-2	0-0	+4
Cameron Johnson F	17	5	4	0	0	0	0	2-4	1-3	0-0	+1
Dario Saric F	7	3	3	0	0	0	0	1-1	1-1	0-0	+1
Abdel Nader F	5	0	2	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	-4

LA Clippers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Paul George F	42	23	16	6	1	0	2	5-20	1-9	12-18	-5
Reggie Jackson G	40	20	5	1	1	0	4	8-24	2-9	2-2	-1
Ivica Zubac C	40	13	14	1	1	0	3	5-8	0-0	3-4	-3
Patrick Beverley G	34	2	4	2	0	0	0	1-4	0-1	0-0	-9
Terance Mann G	33	12	4	0	1	0	1	4-9	1-2	3-5	+1
Marcus Morris F	22	4	0	2	0	2	0	2-8	0-3	0-0	-10
Nicolas Batum F-G	16	3	6	1	0	0	0	1-6	1-4	0-0	+3
Luke Kennard G	13	2	2	0	0	0	0	1-4	0-3	0-1	+5

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Devin Booker	Bench	38	25	46.6	36.8	+8.1	2.2
Deandre Ayton	Bench	41	19	62.0	18.8	+12.0	30.4
Chris Paul	Bench	38	18	35.9	33.7	+6.4	7.0
Mikal Bridges	Bench	39	6	50.0	7.6	+5.0	17.1
Cameron Johnson	Bench	17	5	62.5	10.8	+3.0	23.9
Cameron Payne	Bench	20	5	31.3	19.1	+5.5	5.9
Dario Saric	Bench	7	3	150.0	6.3	+7.1	56.3
Jae Crowder	Bench	34	3	18.8	9.9	+8.8	-2.2
Torrey Craig	Bench	0	0	0.0	0.0	-100.0	-100.0
Abdel Nader	Bench	5	0	0.0	8.3	-2.3	-25.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Paul George	Bench	42	23	41.2	31.3	-4.0	17.3
Reggie Jackson	Bench	40	20	40.2	31.2	-3.5	6.9
Ivica Zubac	Bench	40	13	66.6	13.5	-6.0	18.3
Terance Mann	Bench	33	12	53.6	15.6	+0.1	5.8
Marcus Morris	Bench	22	4	25.0	15.1	-27.1	-1.8
Nicolas Batum	Bench	16	3	25.0	15.0	+11.9	60.0
Luke Kennard	Bench	13	2	22.5	11.1	+11.1	-8.3
Patrick Beverley	Bench	34	2	25.0	5.3	-13.6	-0.5
DeMarcus Cousins	Bench	0	1	56.8	25.0	-166.7	0.0

⚔️ Season Series & What's Next

2020-21 season series PHX 4 – 3 LAC

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