Devin Booker and Kevin Durant took charge in the fourth quarter to lead the Phoenix Suns past a gritty Los Angeles Clippers, 111-109. Booker scored 26 points (9-21 FG), seven rebounds and eight assists to lead Phoenix.
The Phoenix Suns (24-21) had a 111-109 home win against their Pacific Division rival Los Angeles Clippers (26-20) on Monday.
Ivica Zubac, James Harden and Norman Powell again lead the Clippers, who use a 10-0 surge to pull within one point with 40.4 seconds left, but the Suns hold on for a 111-109 win.
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.
Following another victory from the Los Angeles Clippers, this time against the Phoenix Suns, their star Kevin Durant talked to the media after the game, and delivered a message on James Harden.
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PHOENIX — Devin Booker and Kevin Durant took charge in the fourth ... and only scored eight points from their reserves. Ivica Zubac led Los Angeles with 25 points (12-17 FG), followed by James ...
Ivica Zubac, James Harden and Norman Powell ... Devin Booker scored 26 points, Kevin Durant added 24 and the surging Phoenix Suns held off the Clippers, 111-109, on Monday night.
Devin Booker scored the game-high 26 points with eight assists and Kevin Durant had 24 points ... L.A.’s all-around top performer was center Ivica Zubac, with 23 points (11-of-16 shooting ...
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