Phoenix’s big three of Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Chris Paul were all in go-mode. As a result, the Los Angeles Clippers are on the verge of going home for the summer.
big three of Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Chris Paul were all in go-mode.Durant scored 31 points, Booker added 30 and Paul bounced back big in the fourth quarter of a 112-100 victory over the Kawhi Leonard-less Clippers on Saturday to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the first-round playoff series.
"This team is going to stick around the whole game," Durant said of the Clippers. "They’re never out of a game."Russell Westbrook, who joined the Clippers in February, carried them in the fourth. He had 14 points, including nine in a row when they twice pulled within two points. Paul, who at 37 has had many late-game big moments, had 12 points in the fourth, hitting key jumpers from all over the court each time Los Angeles threatened.Paul finished with 19 points on 8-for-17 shooting, nine assists and no turnovers. Booker had nine rebounds and seven assists. Deandre Ayton had 15 points and 13 rebounds.
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