Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns mounted a huge comeback against the Los Angeles Clippers, which secured their 125-119 win on Thursday. Booker went all out against the Clippers and finished the night with 40 points, five rebounds and eight assists.
The Suns were without All-Star guard Bradley Beal as he deals with an elbow injury. Star forward Kevin Durant didn’t have his best game against Los Angeles. Durant wasn’t assertive offensively and only had 18 points on 7-for-13 shooting from the field.
Luckily, other players stepped up to help the Suns rally a victory against their division rival.
Rookie forward Ryan Dunn had his second NBA start and finished with 16 points, four rebounds and a steal. Dunn didn’t hesitate with his shooting from beyond the arc and shot 4-for-9. Royce O’Neale also had a big game versus the Clippers. Off the bench, the veteran forward scored his career-high 21 points behind an efficient 83.3% shooting night from deep.
Devin Booker (40 PTS) and the @Suns erase a 21-point deficit to move to 4-1 on the season! #KiaTipOff24
Royce O'Neale: 21 PTS (career high), 5 3PM, 7 REB
Kevin Durant: 18 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST
James Harden: 25 PTS, 10 REB, 13 AST (78th-career triple-double) pic.twitter.com/CBZvviHB0N— NBA (@NBA) November 1, 2024
At the half, Phoenix was down 18 points. That changed as they had a 39-point third quarter, including making seven 3-pointers. The Suns took advantage of their hot shooting to start the second half and made 15 straight field goals.
The next game for the Suns will be on Saturday as they protect their home court against their former starting center Deandre Ayton and the Portland Trail Blazers.
Devin Booker’s teammate trolled fans on social media
Durant didn’t have the best shooting performance during their game with the Clippers. It’s not that the All-Star forward shot poorly from the field, it’s just that he didn’t shoot enough. KD shot over 50% from the field and 50% from downtown. Surprisingly, the two-time champion only had 13 attempts from the field as he allowed Devin Booker to take over for the win.
The two-time Finals MVP didn’t attempt a single shot on the field during the fourth period. Durant was on the floor for less than eight minutes and didn’t even attempt to shoot a free throw.
On X (formerly Twitter), Durant trolled his followers as he congratulated the team’s win over the Clippers.
“Great dub suns, and for my parlayers, better luck next time lol,” Durant posted on social media.
Great dub suns, and for my parlayers, better luck next time lol
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) November 1, 2024
So far this season, the 14-time All-Star has performed well for the team. In the past four games, the Suns player averaged 29.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists. Their game against the Clippers was the only game this season where he scored less than 20 points.
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