Rapid Recap: Slump busted, Suns pound depleted Clippers 111-95

of Phoenix Suns After a four-game road trip in Los Angeles on Thursday night, they had a much-needed win in their pocket, los angeles clippers 111-95. It wasn’t really that close as Phoenix improved to 17-12.

Phoenix led the scoring with Michal Bridges dropping 27. Chris Paul returned to his LA and had 15 points, 13 assists and 7 boards. Josh Okogie looked stunning on both sides of the floor and scored a double-double for his effort. Jock Landale also recorded a double-double off the bench, scoring 15 and scoring his 10th board. Then bend one rim.

The Clippers were led by Terrance Mann’s 22 points (he also had 11 rebounds) and Moses Brown’s 12 rebounds.

Devin Booker is back and his shooting woes continued (he shot 6-of-22 overall, 1-of-9 from deep, 14 points), but not the trucker hat. It was nice to get first place at the 2018. There were a lot of trucker hats tonight…

game flow

Prior to the information, the Suns announced that Devin Booker was fit for the matchup, but Deandre Ayton did not due to an ankle injury.Bismac Biyombo will start in his place.

The Clippers would have been without Paul George, Kawhi Leonard, Ivica Zubak, Reggie Jackson and many others. and Luke Kennard. and Norman Powell.

good lord.

first half

The Suns have struggled in the first half since Dec. 5, shooting 36.7% from the field and 25% from the deep, both of which are the worst in the NBA. If you start so slow, you’ll lose the game.

The script flipped Thursday night as the Suns shot 54.2% from the field and sniped 37.5% against a depleted young Los Angeles team across the arc. had a 29.5% field goal success rate.

Devin Booker missed two games after recovering from a hamstring injury. Since Dec. 5, he has shot 24.1% from the field and 28.6% from 3 in the first half. He scored 12 points in the first half on 5-of-12 shooting. He even had a slam dunk, a reverse not often seen in his repertoire.

Brought an 11-point lead in the second quarter after receiving solid play from Josh Okogee and Damian Lee, the two put the ball on the floor and, rather than settling for a three-point shot, pushed the cylinders. attacked.

The second team unit did a solid job of setting up defense and using their athleticism to deliver tough shots for the Clippers. Sure, it was against the likes of Musa Diabet and Jason Preston, but it was a welcome sight to tired eyes.

Mikal Bridges made a solid contribution, leading all Suns by 14 points and adding 3 boards, steals and blocks in an efficient 6-of-9. The Suns entered the half with a respectable 64-37 lead at the end of the second inning.

Latter half

The second half begins in the same way as the first half. The Suns have shots and the Drone Clippers have not. Sands had plenty of her one-offs this past week, so it was a familiar sight.

Josh Okogie has been one of the Sands’ only bright spots over the past week. His defense his motor, coupled with his newfound ability to score points (remember, he was his 6.4-point scorer in his career when Phoenix brought him in) has given him a five-year Equivalent to the player’s minutes.

Okogee completed a double-double on Thursday, scoring 11 points and sucking up 11 boards. His efforts on the defensive side of the ball have paid off, picking up some impressive highlights along the way.

The Clippers scored a 14-0 run in the third quarter to extend their lead to 31 points before reducing it to 17 points. The Suns seemed to like the team we saw this December of him ice-cold off the field. They ended up shooting 33.3% in the third period, shooting 3 of 12 from deep.

Devin Booker was 0/7 in Q3. Still, the Suns held his 19-point lead through the fourth quarter, and after three games he led 89-70.

As noted above, we saw another Suns offense tonight as the emphasis was on putting pressure inside the Clippers. He had 7:53 left in the game, 19 up and Phoenix in the bonus.

Not much at the end of this game. The Suns kept their distance from the Clippers and won easily, going on a five-game losing streak.

This was a much-needed win for Phoenix. It’s a long regular season and it’s going to be another valley or another peak, as well as a reminder to all of us that all will be well, as well as maintaining our place in the Western Conference. You have to take it all carefully.

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See you soon, Brightside.