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LA Clippers at Phoenix Suns

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23-25, 10-16 Away
Final
117 - 93

30-20, 17-7 Home

Leonard scores 25 points, Clippers resume winning ways with 117-93 rout of Suns

Kawhi Leonard gets the basket plus the foul

Leonard, who was left off the Western Conference All-Star reserves announced earlier Sunday, had eight rebounds as well as his 27th consecutive game with 20 or more points. Ivica Zubac had 20 rebounds as the Clippers bounced back from a loss at Denver on Friday and dominated the inside, outrebounding Phoenix 63-35 and outscoring the Suns 64-18 in the paint.

Jordan Miller had 20 points, John Collins 16, Zubac 14 and Kobe Sanders 12 for the Clippers, who shot 51.8% from the field. Sanders started for Harden, who missed the game for personal reasons.

Since starting the season 6-21, the Clippers have won 17 of 21 and are just two games under .500. The Suns had won three straight before Sunday, and are still 15-7 since Dec. 21.

Grayson Allen led the Suns with 23 points and eight assists, and Dillon Brooks scored 22 points. Phoenix shot just 33.3% from the field and was held under 100 points for just the sixth time in 50 games this season. Collin Gillespie and Jordan Goodwin each finished with 12 points.

The Suns were without Devin Booker (right ankle sprain) and Jalen Green (right hamstring, left hip). Booker was selected as a reserve for his fifth All-Star Game earlier Sunday.

The teams split the season series 2-2.

Up next Clippers: Host Philadelphia on Monday night.

Suns: At Portland on Tuesday night.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 2-2

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 117 - 93
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 117 - 93
4th 14.6 shot clock turnover 117 - 93
4th 25.0 Cam Christie defensive rebound 117 - 93
4th 27.7 Yanic Konan Niederhauser blocks Ryan Dunn 's 8-foot pullup jump shot 117 - 93

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/lac.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originLAC https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/phx.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originPHX
43-83 FG 31-93
52 Field Goal % 33
9-24 3PT 19-46
38 Three Point % 41
22-34 FT 12-18
65 Free Throw % 67
63 Rebounds 35
15 Offensive Rebounds 10
48 Defensive Rebounds 25
25 Assists 21
2 Steals 7
3 Blocks 4
17 Turnovers 4
1 Team Turnovers 1
18 Total Turnovers 5
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
1 Flagrant Fouls 1
13 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 5
11 Fast Break Points 9
64 Points in Paint 18
18 Fouls 26
24 Largest Lead 3
7 Lead Changes 7
83 Percent Led 7
Phoenix Suns Phoenix Suns Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Duop Reath, C Day-To-Day Sep 16
Mark Williams, C Out Sep 11
CJ Huntley, F Day-To-Day Jul 18
LA Clippers LA Clippers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Bradley Beal, G Day-To-Day Sep 28
Yanic Konan Niederhauser, C Out Sep 28
Brandon Ingram, F Out Sep 28
Jordan Miller, G Out Aug 26

Game Information

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Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 17,071 · Capacity:

2026-27 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Golden State 0 0 .000 - -
LA Clippers 0 0 .000 - -
LA Lakers 0 0 .000 - -
Phoenix 0 0 .000 - -
Sacramento 0 0 .000 - -
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