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'I think it's a good lesson for us moving forward,' Booker said. The Clippers, playing without stars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, erased a 20-point Suns lead down to two with a 31-14 run in the fourth quarter, but as has been the story of their season, they didn't have enough. That was incredible to see and to be a part of.'īooker averaged 40 points on 62% shooting in the Suns' four straight victories after the Clippers took Game 1, just the third player in history to do so along with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1977) and Bernard King (1984), according to ESPN Stats & Information. 'His impact and his presence just means a lot to us. 'It was spiritual,' Durant said of his new teammate's performance. Durant added 31 points and scored the Suns' last six points in the final minute to seal the win. When Booker wasn't drilling jumpers, slashing in transition, firing bullet passes, blocking shots or getting steals, it was Durant contributing smooth pull-ups, foul-drawing drives and needed rebounds.īooker capped off a brilliant two-way series, tying his playoff career high with 47 points on a slick 19-of-27 shooting outing with 10 assists.

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PHOENIX - The Suns have some flaws, and perhaps they still haven't truly been tested, but do they ever have a hellacious one-two punch.ĭevin Booker and Kevin Durant hit the wounded LA Clippers with an unrelenting barrage of impact plays over the past 10 days, culminating with a narrow and thrilling 136-130 Game 5 victory Tuesday to close out the first-round series 4-1.

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Green was suspended from last season's play-off series against the Memphis Grizzlies after clashing with Brandon Clarke, and missed game five of the 2016 NBA Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers for a low blow against LeBron James.ĭefending NBA champions the Warriors trail the Kings 2-0 in the best-of-seven series.You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browserĭevin Booker goes off for 47 points as Suns eliminate Clippers The NBA said the suspension 'was based in part on Green's history of unsportsmanlike acts'. Warriors without suspended Greenĭraymond Green will miss the Golden State Warriors' third play-off match against the Sacramento Kings on Thursday after being given a one-match suspension for stamping on the Kings' Domantas Sabonis. Donovan Mitchell weighed in with 17 points and a career-high 13 assists, and Evan Mobley made 13 points and 13 rebounds for the dominant home side, who finished the regular season one place ahead of the Knicks in fourth. The Cleveland Cavaliers bounced back after losing their opener at home to the New York Knicks, levelling the series 1-1 with a convincing 107-90 victory.ĭarius Garland scored 26 points in a decisive first-half surge for the Cavaliers, finishing with 32. In the Eastern Conference, second seeds the Boston Celtics opened up a 2-0 lead over the Atlanta Hawks with a 119-106 victory as Jayson Tatum led five scorers in double figures with 29 points. 'But it doesn't matter what the stats look like, it doesn't matter what happened these past two games, you have got to move on to the next one - it's a new assignment for us now.'

You always want to protect home court but they came out, started the game really well and we were fighting an uphill battle for the rest of the game,' added Booker.

All the latest scores in the NBA play-offsīut Kevin Durant, Chris Paul and Booker sparked the Suns into life with a scoring burst to send the teams in level at half-time.īooker added 18 points in the third quarter as the Suns took control, while Durant finished with 25 points, six rebounds and five assists and Paul made 16 points to help close out the game after the Clippers closed back to within six points in the final quarter.

Kings beat Warriors to take two-game play-off lead.

They looked on course for a second damaging defeat in Phoenix as Kawhi Leonard - who finished with 31 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and three steals - inspired the Clippers into a 49-36 lead. The Suns, who finished the regular season fourth, one place above the Clippers, opened with a disappointing 115-110 defeat in front of their home fans. 'It's the play-offs, it's win at all costs,' said Booker, before Thursday's third match in the Western Conference encounter.

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