Do you see what happens when you go from Victor Wembanyama to *checks notes* Brook Lopez? (with all due respect to the vet)
The Suns’ second unit took this one over early and never gave it back. Phoenix beat the Clippers 133-110 Tuesday night, improving to 4-6. The bench poured in 81 points, Phoenix hit 22 threes to LA’s 15, and the Suns led for 44 of the 48 minutes. Seven Suns finished in double figures.
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It was a much-needed bounceback win for the Suns. We are now 10 games deep into the NBA season, and Phoenix sits at 4-6 after a brutal schedule to open up. All things considered, it could be worse.
Suns Leaders:
Jordan Goodwin led Phoenix with 18 points in under 14 minutes, going 6-of-7 from the field with all six makes from three. Devin Booker added 17 points on 6-of-14 shooting with 5 assists. Luke Kennard scored 14 on 5-of-7 shooting, and Jalen Green had 13 on 5-of-7, including 3-of-4 from deep, with 5 rebounds. Collin Gillespie scored 12 points, all on threes (4-of-9), and dished out a game-high 8 assists. Man Man finished with 11 points on 4-of-5 shooting, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists. Ryan Dunn added 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting and 8 rebounds, and Oso Ighodaro grabbed 8 rebounds and finished +18.
Clippers Leaders:
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Darius Garland and Rui Hachimura each scored 13 for Los Angeles. Garland shot 5-of-12 with 6 assists, and Hachimura went 4-of-10 with 3 threes and 5 rebounds. Baba Miller also had 13, all in the fourth quarter, on 4-of-4 shooting. Max Strus added 12 points, and Derrick Jones Jr. and Keaton Wagler each scored 11.
Game Flow
First Half
The Suns jumped out to an early 6-2 lead, led by 4 points from Devin Booker.
This quarter was tight for most of the first quarter. Los Angeles took an 18-16 lead behind 8 points from Rui Hachimura, who hit two of his three attempts from deep. Then the Phoenix bench took over.
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The Suns closed the period on a 13-0 run. Collin Gillespie went 2-for-2 from three, Ryan Dunn was perfect at the rim, and Jordan Goodwin added a triple.
The Phoenix bench outscored LA’s reserves 13-0, and the Clippers’ second unit went 0-for-4 from the field.
Man Man…
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