Phoenix Suns 129, LA Clippers 124 — Recap

April 20, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (playoffs): Phoenix Suns 129, LA Clippers 124. Scoring by quarter: Q1 PHX 27-27 LAC; Q2 PHX 27-24 LAC; Q3 PHX 40-34 LAC; Q4 PHX 35-39 LAC.

Top performers (box score): Devin Booker (PHX) 45 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 threes on 18-of-29 shooting; Norman Powell (LAC) 42 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 7 threes on 15-of-23 shooting; Russell Westbrook (LAC) 30 points, 8 rebounds, 12 assists, 3 threes on 11-of-23 shooting; Kevin Durant (PHX) 28 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-15 shooting; Nah'Shon Hyland (LAC) 20 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-12 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PHX

Devin Booker

45 PTS, 6 REB, 3 AST, 3 3PM · 18-29 FG

Scoring · LAC

Norman Powell

42 PTS, 5 REB, 3 AST, 7 3PM · 15-23 FG

Scoring · LAC

Russell Westbrook

30 PTS, 8 REB, 12 AST, 3 3PM · 11-23 FG

Season highs

Norman Powell · Season-high 42 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
PHX	27	27	40	35		129
LAC	27	24	34	39		124

🧮 How They Scored

PHXLAC

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

53.4%Effective FG%63.3%

10.7%Turnover %16.1%

30.6%Offensive rebound %16.7%

0.523Free-throw rate0.301

Box Score

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Devin Booker G	45	45	6	3	3	2	0	18-29	3-7	6-7	+3
Kevin Durant F	42	28	6	5	2	0	6	8-15	1-3	11-11	+1
Chris Paul G	41	11	6	7	3	1	3	5-18	1-8	0-2	+1
Deandre Ayton C	35	12	11	0	1	0	2	4-9	0-0	4-8	-5
Torrey Craig F	27	15	4	2	0	0	1	3-5	3-4	6-6	+5
Josh Okogie G	21	6	7	1	2	0	1	1-5	0-1	4-5	-3
Damion Lee G	11	8	0	0	0	0	0	2-3	2-3	2-2	-1
Bismack Biyombo C	11	4	4	2	0	1	0	1-1	0-0	2-5	+18
T.J. Warren F	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0
Landry Shamet G	4	0	1	0	1	0	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	+6

LA Clippers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Norman Powell F-G	41	42	5	3	0	1	4	15-23	7-12	5-7	0
Russell Westbrook G	40	30	8	12	3	1	6	11-23	3-7	5-6	+1
Eric Gordon G	31	7	2	4	2	1	2	2-6	0-3	3-4	+3
Terance Mann G	26	10	3	3	2	0	1	4-6	2-4	0-0	0
Ivica Zubac C	22	6	8	0	0	0	2	3-4	0-0	0-0	-5
Nah'Shon Hyland G	21	20	1	2	1	0	2	6-12	2-4	6-8	-3
Marcus Morris F	20	5	4	0	0	0	0	2-5	1-3	0-0	-7
Nicolas Batum F-G	19	0	3	1	0	2	1	0-1	0-1	0-0	-6
Mason Plumlee F-C	16	4	5	1	1	1	0	2-2	0-0	0-0	-8
Robert Covington F	4	0	1	0	0	1	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0

🔬 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	45	45	70.1	27.9	+4.3	20.6
Kevin Durant	Bench	42	28	70.6	24.5	+2.4	14.4
Torrey Craig	Bench	27	15	98.2	12.7	+6.2	9.8
Deandre Ayton	Bench	35	12	47.9	17.0	-8.4	6.8
Chris Paul	Bench	41	11	29.1	21.4	+2.6	2.5
Damion Lee	Bench	11	8	103.1	13.3	-4.2	9.0
Josh Okogie	Bench	21	6	41.7	14.8	-0.9	6.4
Bismack Biyombo	Bench	11	4	62.5	10.0	+69.2	8.4
Landry Shamet	Bench	4	0	0.0	20.0	+66.7	0.0
Jock Landale	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Terrence Ross	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
T.J. Warren	Bench	4	0	0.0	14.3	+11.9	-23.5
Darius Bazley	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Ish Wainright	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Norman Powell	Bench	41	42	80.5	31.3	0.0	17.1
Russell Westbrook	Bench	40	30	58.5	33.0	+2.5	16.9
Nah'Shon Hyland	Bench	21	20	64.4	36.0	-3.6	10.2
Terance Mann	Bench	26	10	83.3	11.5	-2.5	7.5
Eric Gordon	Bench	31	7	45.1	13.5	+4.3	3.7
Ivica Zubac	Bench	22	6	75.0	11.3	-10.0	10.2
Marcus Morris	Bench	20	5	50.0	10.6	-19.5	2.0
Mason Plumlee	Bench	16	4	100.0	5.3	-27.1	7.7
Nicolas Batum	Bench	19	0	0.0	4.3	-16.5	0.0
Amir Coffey	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Brandon Boston Jr.	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Robert Covington	Bench	4	0	0.0	11.1	-11.9	5.9
Jason Preston	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0