PHOENIX -- The Phoenix Suns have now won three straight and nine of their last 12 after picking up a 111-109 home victory over the Los Angeles Clippers Monday night. Phoenix tied a season high in 3-pointers in the game with 22, shooting 46.8% from deep.
Led by Kevin Durant and Devin Booker, the Western Conference's eighth-place Suns have played well in January, winning seven of their last nine, and are 8-4 overall this month. The Clippers are sixth in the West standings, led by veteran stars James Harden and Kawhi Leonard, plus their top scorer this season Norman Powell.
Up 13 points with 5:08 remaining in the fourth, the Suns yielded a 16-4 run to make the difference one with 40.4 seconds left. Then Bradley Beal drew a foul on a baseline drive the Clippers challenged and lost, after the review showed James Harden made lower body contact on the play.
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Norman Powell helps spur a late Clippers run, but Devin Booker and Kevin Durant help the Phoenix Suns hold on for a 111-109 victory.
Devin Booker scored 26 points, Kevin Durant added 24 and the surging Phoenix Suns survived a late scare for a 111-109 win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Monday night. The Suns had a 103-90 lead with 5:06 left after Durant’s 3-pointer,
PHOENIX -- Phoenix Suns star guard Bradley Beal's wife Kamiah Adams-Beal took to social media Monday to share an incident about a fan that happened in Phoenix's 119-109 win over the Washington Wizards Saturday.
The Clippers big man was also frustrated due to the level of officiating in recent times. He expressed his concern about not getting a supposed "and-one" call following a dunk over Suns' Mason Plumlee.
The LA Clippers faced off against the Phoenix Suns on Monday night in one of the most important games of the season for both teams. It seemed like LA was going
Things are shaking up at the top of the rankings this week. Some of these positions may be a bit controversial, but there’s no denying the Wolves have earned their spot after a strong week.