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Kyrie Irving needs go 13-19 from the floor ( or some derivative of 68.4% or better) in the last two games in order to produce his 2nd 50-40-90 season. He would join Steve Nash (4x) Larry Bird and Kevin Durant, as the only ones to do it twice. – 3:43 PM
Had to link with @ogchaseb for some Aux Money @boardroom boardroom.tv/aux-money-kevi… – 12:56 PM
“The intensity we played with in the 4th. The simplicity as well. Just keep building. Keep building.”
Kevin Durant on what he wants to carry over from Wednesday win at Clippers into Friday at Kings.
Outscored LAC 32-15 in 4th.
Suns 1/2 game behind Pels for 6th in West. #Suns pic.twitter.com/ednsfkoKEJ – 10:00 AM
The post “reverberated” through the Grizzlies facility.
Brandon Clarke was dunking again. It had been 291 days since he had run or jumped.
Clarke talked w/ me about his difficult rehab, drawing inspiration from KD, and that wonderful day in December. dailymemphian.com/subscriber/sec… – 9:22 AM
“To be in that company would be incredible.”
Frank Vogel has been calling for Kevin Durant to make 1st or 2nd team #NBA All-Defense.
“Not trying to downplay it, but at the end of the day, all that really matters to me is the trust I get from my teammates and my coaches.” #Suns pic.twitter.com/OynWXNmTo8 – 4:03 AM
“He always has confidence, but when you give him an opportunity to start and be able to get the ball and shoot the ball as much as he wants, he can go out there and do his thing.” Kevin Durant on Bones Hyland.
Had 37 in #Clippers loss to #Suns.
Worked out together last summer. pic.twitter.com/R0qBiQUbLV – 3:57 AM
OK.
Had to finish writing shorter version of takeaways after postgame locker room availability.
Just posted that.
Talked to Devin Booker, Bradley Beal, Kevin Durant, Thaddeus Young and Grayson Allen after game.
Will post those between now, tomorrow morn. #Suns #ClipperNation pic.twitter.com/YWXchxhrwQ – 2:39 AM
Final: PHX 124, LAC 108
Booker: 37 Pts, 13-24 FG, 5-12 3P
Beal: 26 Pts, 5 Reb, 4 Ast, 9-17 FG
Durant: 24 Pts, 9 Reb, 10-21 FG
Nurkic: 3 Pts, 19 Reb, 10 Ast
Hyland: 37 Pts, 9 Ast, 15-29 FG
Suns retain 6-seed for now, but need Pelicans to lose at least 1 of their last 3 to keep it – 12:44 AM
Suns trio tonight:
Booker — 37 PTS | 5 3P
KD — 24 PTS | 9 REB
Beal — 26 PTS | 5 REB pic.twitter.com/UzvHcZsjmq – 12:41 AM
13-0 Suns fourth quarter run gave them the lead, then 3s by Durant and Booker have sent the fans here to the exits
120-108 Suns lead with 1:59 left. Clippers use their final timeout.
They had their chances, but Clippers missed 8 of 9 3s and have failed to get to FT line in 4th. – 12:38 AM
Boston finally ends #Clippers drought with follow up dunk.
Durant 3 answer. #Suns up nine. – 12:36 AM
Suns 80.6% FT shooting team.
Big 3: Booker 88.5%, Durant 85.3%, Beal 80.3%.
My point?
Those three handle the ball the most, get into the paint the most, but because there is an emphasis on taking 3s, the Suns may not be fully maximizing strength of being great FT team. #Suns – 12:31 AM
The play out of the timeout was clearly for Beal to go 1-on-1 as Durant was in the corner to help space the floor.
Beal miss. Plumlee lob finish. #Suns down six with under nine left in game. – 12:20 AM
End of 3Q: LAC 93, PHX 92
Booker: 25 Pts, 9-19 FG, 4-10 3P
Beal: 22 Pts, 8-14 FG, 4-7 3P
Durant: 17 Pts, 7 Reb, 7-17 FG
Hyland: 35 Pts, 6 Ast, 14-22 FG – 12:11 AM
Suns go small, non-Thad Young version
Booker/Allen/O’Neale/Durant/Gordon – 12:03 AM
Suns first half minutes after last night’s fake comeback:
– Booker 18:44
– Durant 18:29
– O’Neale 17:36
– Beal 16:51
No Bol Bol
No Eubanks
Playoff minutes. And struggling with Clippers B team – 11:43 PM
Halftime: PHX 55, LAC 56
Booker: 16 Pts, 5-11 FG, 4-9 3P
Beal: 12 Pts, 4-8 FG
Durant: 8 Pts, 3-12 FG, 0-6 3P
Hyland: 24 Pts, 4 Ast, 10-12 FG
Clippers close 2Q on 20-4 run. Unbelievable – 11:33 PM
The Suns’ stars are on the court: Booker has 16, KD has 4 … but the best player out there? It’s obvious. Bones Hyland. He’s got 15 points and four assists in his fifth start this season.
Clippers trail 28-25 after one quarter. – 11:06 PM
End of 1Q: PHX 28, LAC 27
Booker: 16 Pts, 5-9 FG, 4-7 3P
Beal: 5 Pts, 1-1 FG
Durant: 4 Pts, 1-7 FG
Hyland: 15 Pts, 4 Ast, 6-7 FG – 11:05 PM
LA welcomes Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns pic.twitter.com/5xS9vyi9Yx – 10:36 PM
And here are the starters tonight:
STARTERS 4/10
LAC
Amir Coffey
P.J. Tucker
Mason Plumlee
Terance Mann
Bones Hyland
PHX
Royce O’Neale
Kevin Durant
Jusuf Nurkic
Bradley Beal
Devin Booker – 10:17 PM
STARTERS 4/10
LAC
Amir Coffey
P.J. Tucker
Mason Plumlee
Terance Mann
Bones Hyland
PHX
Royce O’Neale
Kevin Durant
Jusuf Nurkic
Bradley Beal
Devin Booker – 10:14 PM
The Phoenix Suns are replacing Grayson Allen (0/8 3s last night) in the starting lineup with Royce O’Neale to go with KD Book Beal Nurk – 10:02 PM
Can KD, Book and the Suns avoid the play-in? 🤔
@KendrickPerkins and @ramonashelburne on what the Suns need the most pic.twitter.com/zUD5xaCwVR – 4:50 PM
What if KD had gotten this current healthy and hassle-free version of Kyrie in Brooklyn? pic.twitter.com/IkSp2Lq4y5 – 1:26 PM
There is a growing buzz around Frank Vogel’s job security as the Suns’ head coach.
If Phoenix is unable to make it out of the first round, Vogel could lose his job after just one season.
The Suns are 13-11 since the All-Star break ranking No. 15 in net rating.
Kevin Durant,… pic.twitter.com/kaDcl9YlnJ – 1:26 PM
Kevin Durant on Suns’ accountability: “We talk about the game, we talk about what we need to do better. But we’re not putting the blame on 1 player or we’re not putting the blame on anybody. I guess that’s what the fans want us to do is place blame. But we win or lose as a team.” pic.twitter.com/muvHGZDtqt – 1:05 PM
Jalen Williams reposted this video on TikTok… Looks like he even gets nostalgic about the KD-Russ Thunder days 🥹
pic.twitter.com/spXKXdfHnT – 12:17 PM
West’s six most important lineups for 2024 NBA playoffs: Nuggets without Nikola Jokic, KD at center, more
(By @SamQuinnCBS)
cbssports.com/nba/news/wests… – 10:27 AM
“Just keep playing. We understand we’re in a shitty position being down that big.”
Kevin Durant on the message during the three timeouts Phoenix took in 1st quarter.
Trailed by as many as 31 in 1st quarter of loss to #Clippers. #Suns pic.twitter.com/yUuckQIoPv – 1:38 AM
Kevin Durant on the message during the Suns’ early timeouts when the game was spiraling: “Just keep playing. We understand we’re in a shitty position when you’re down that big, 37-10 in the 1st quarter. Couldn’t get a bucket to go. One of the worst feelings to have.” pic.twitter.com/XnKLYUt9BQ – 1:24 AM
Russell Westbrook on starting, triple double #199 in regular season, guarding Kevin Durant pic.twitter.com/k2ZmWOyket – 1:01 AM
Russell Westbrook in a win over KD and the Suns tonight
16 PTS
15 REB
15 AST
pic.twitter.com/byCr0DhCoK – 12:22 AM
Final: LAC 105, PHX 92
Durant: 21 Pts, 8-22 FG
Beal: 19 Pts, 7 Reb, 6-13 FG
Booker: 12 Pts, 5 Ast, 1-11 FG
Westbrook: 16 Pts, 15 Ast, 15 Reb
George: 23-7-5, 7-15 FG
With this loss and the Pelicans win, PHX falls to the 7-seed in the West, 1 game ahead of the Kings in 8th – 12:21 AM
#Suns come out of timeout with Beal, Booker, Gordon, O’Neale and Durant. Down 11 with 3:45 left.
Thoughts? – 12:12 AM
4th quarter Phoenix offense, even amongst a comeback push:
– Powell with 5 fouls and Suns in bonus alone in corner against Kevin Durant
– Allen doesn’t want to shoot (0/8 3s), drives
– Credit to getting it to O’Neale in corner, but he misses the pass fake 3
Clippers up 97-86 – 12:09 AM
Suns play in LA tomorrow and there’s a chance no more breaks are left in the schedule the rest of the way. Booker/Durant both at 31 minutes after playing the whole 3rd. I think Vogel’s gonna see this out the whole way but we’ll see. Booker in to start 4th. – 11:46 PM
End of 3Q: LAC 84, PHX 68
Durant: 16 Pts, 6-19 FG
Booker: 10 Pts, 4 Ast, 1-10 FG
Gordon: 11 Pts, 4-7 FG
Westbrook: 14 Pts, 15 Ast, 12 Reb, 6-14 FG
Zubac: 17 Pts, 11 Reb, 8-12 FG
Suns win 3Q 35-18 – 11:44 PM
George block on Durant leads to Mann transition opportunity. #Suns down 79-51. – 11:33 PM
Terance Mann beats the buzzer after a 6-0 Phoenix run to give Clippers 66-33 halftime lead
The Clippers were also up 33 Friday night at halftime vs Jazz.
The Jazz didn’t have Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, and Bradley Beal. – 11:03 PM
Halftime: LAC 66, PHX 33
Eubanks: 6 Pts, 5 Reb, 3-6 FG
Booker: 6 Pts, 1-8 FG, 4-4 FT
Durant: 6 Pts, 3-13 FG
Zubac: 13 Pts, 10 Reb, 6-10 FG
George: 13 Pts, 4-8 FG
Suns shot 28% overall and 11% from 3. 6th-fewest points they’ve scored in a first half in franchise history – 11:02 PM
Tyronn Lue has to take his first timeout after Drew Eubanks scores following two offensive rebounds, then Durant gets a fast break dunk following a difficult Norman Powell attempt over Eubanks
Clippers lead down to 53-20 with 6:13 left in 1st half – 10:52 PM
Kevin Durant, Bradley Beal and Devin Booker are 0-12 from the field combined in the first quarter.
The Suns trail the Clippers 37-10.
Drew Eubanks is the only Sun to make a field goal. – 10:40 PM
End of first quarter. Clippers 37, Suns 10. KD, Booker, Beal combined 0-12 from the field. – 10:39 PM
Got Beal, Gordon, Booker, Durant and Young. Down 28-4. Thoughts? #Suns – 10:30 PM
Durant took hard fall on right hip area as he was in transition and George’s foot caught his from behind.
Stays on floor. Eubanks scores again as he has all 4 of #Suns points. Down 21-4. – 10:22 PM
Russell Westbrook guarding Kevin Durant.
Grayson Allen guarding Paul George.
There will be switching all night, but thoughts? #Suns – 10:12 PM
Curious if we see Russ on KD again.
Start to the game tonight is very important. Clippers blitzed the Suns early in the previous two meetings. It was a mix of them being awesome and Phoenix getting hit in the mouth. L.A. got lots of 3s to drop. – 9:51 PM
STARTERS 4/9
LAC
Terance Mann
Paul George
Ivica Zubac
Norman Powell
Russell Westbrook
PHX
Grayson Allen
Kevin Durant
Drew Eubanks
Bradley Beal
Devin Booker – 9:37 PM
These new Huskies are overwhelming in the way the KD-era Warriors often were for NBA competition, but what’s most striking is the precision.
@JustinVerrier: theringer.com/march-madness/… – 1:04 PM
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