Clippers 97-90 Suns (16 Jan, 2008) Play-by-Play

Phoenix Suns

26-12, 13-8 away

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	27	21	17	25	90
LAC	28	21	25	23	97

LA Clippers

11-23, 6-13 home

Amare Stoudemire blocks Quinton Ross's layup
Sam Cassell misses jumper
Chris Kaman makes 11-foot jumper (Quinton Ross assists)
Corey Maggette misses 21-foot jumper
Corey Maggette makes 21-foot jumper (Sam Cassell assists)
Corey Maggette makes 21-foot jumper (Sam Cassell assists)
Quinton Ross misses 11-foot jumper
Sam Cassell makes driving layup
Tim Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper
Corey Maggette makes layup (Sam Cassell assists)
Sam Cassell makes 18-foot jumper (Tim Thomas assists)
Sam Cassell misses 11-foot jumper
Corey Maggette misses 21-foot jumper
Quinton Ross misses 20-foot jumper
Sam Cassell makes 8-foot jumper
Corey Maggette makes layup (Tim Thomas assists)
Corey Maggette makes layup (Sam Cassell assists)
Sam Cassell makes 21-foot jumper
Chris Kaman makes layup (Tim Thomas assists)
Sam Cassell makes 17-foot jumper
Sam Cassell makes 17-foot two point shot
Josh Powell makes two point shot (Brevin Knight assists)
Josh Powell makes layup (Cuttino Mobley assists)
Cuttino Mobley misses 12-foot two point shot
Tim Thomas makes 15-foot two point shot
Cuttino Mobley makes 13-foot two point shot (Al Thornton assists)
Cuttino Mobley makes 17-foot jumper (Brevin Knight assists)
Chris Kaman misses 9-foot jumper
Chris Kaman misses hook shot
Brevin Knight makes driving layup
Cuttino Mobley misses 19-foot jumper
Al Thornton makes 15-foot jumper (Brevin Knight assists)
Chris Kaman misses 8-foot jumper
Al Thornton makes two point shot
Chris Kaman misses 8-foot hook shot
Cuttino Mobley misses jumper
Sam Cassell makes 15-foot two point shot
Sam Cassell misses 13-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire blocks Corey Maggette's layup
Chris Kaman misses layup
Tim Thomas makes 22-foot jumper (Quinton Ross assists)
Tim Thomas misses 12-foot two point shot
Tim Thomas makes slam dunk (Sam Cassell assists)
Tim Thomas misses 12-foot two point shot
Chris Kaman misses layup
Quinton Ross misses 15-foot jumper
Chris Kaman misses tip shot
Sam Cassell makes 13-foot running jumper
Sam Cassell makes 22-foot jumper
Tim Thomas makes 13-foot running jumper
Corey Maggette makes 22-foot jumper (Sam Cassell assists)
Corey Maggette makes two point shot (Sam Cassell assists)
Sam Cassell makes 22-foot jumper
Sam Cassell makes 13-foot two point shot
Leandro Barbosa blocks Chris Kaman's layup
Tim Thomas makes 17-foot jumper (Corey Maggette assists)
Corey Maggette misses 17-foot jumper
Sam Cassell misses 18-foot jumper
Sam Cassell makes driving layup
Shawn Marion blocks Corey Maggette's 10-foot jumper
Cuttino Mobley misses 23-foot three point jumper
Cuttino Mobley makes 9-foot two point shot (Brevin Knight assists)
Tim Thomas misses 26-foot three point jumper
Brevin Knight misses 23-foot jumper
Cuttino Mobley misses 9-foot two point shot
Chris Kaman misses 8-foot two point shot
Al Thornton makes jumper (Brevin Knight assists)
Cuttino Mobley makes 21-foot jumper (Brevin Knight assists)
Cuttino Mobley misses 25-foot three point jumper
Chris Kaman misses 9-foot jumper
Cuttino Mobley makes 18-foot jumper (Al Thornton assists)
Sam Cassell makes 17-foot jumper (Tim Thomas assists)
Sam Cassell makes 13-foot jumper (Cuttino Mobley assists)
Corey Maggette misses 24-foot three point jumper
Sam Cassell misses 26-foot three point jumper
Sam Cassell makes 11-foot two point shot
Sam Cassell misses 14-foot jumper
Chris Kaman makes tip shot
Cuttino Mobley makes layup (Tim Thomas assists)
Chris Kaman misses 10-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire makes layup
Amare Stoudemire makes driving dunk (Shawn Marion assists)
Amare Stoudemire makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Raja Bell makes three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Boris Diaw makes three point jumper (Amare Stoudemire assists)
Raja Bell misses 25-foot three point jumper
Amare Stoudemire misses 12-foot jumper
Tim Thomas blocks Amare Stoudemire's layup
Amare Stoudemire misses layup
Boris Diaw makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Raja Bell misses three point jumper
Steve Nash makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shawn Marion assists)
Shawn Marion misses 24-foot three point jumper
Steve Nash makes driving layup
Amare Stoudemire makes two point shot
Leandro Barbosa makes driving layup (Steve Nash assists)
Leandro Barbosa makes 21-foot jumper
Brian Skinner misses 21-foot jumper
Leandro Barbosa misses two point shot
Boris Diaw misses 6-foot hook shot
Leandro Barbosa makes driving layup
Leandro Barbosa misses 44-foot three point jumper
Boris Diaw misses 19-foot jumper
Marcus Banks makes 20-foot jumper
Boris Diaw misses 11-foot jumper
Leandro Barbosa makes driving layup (Boris Diaw assists)
Raja Bell misses 26-foot three point jumper
Leandro Barbosa misses 11-foot running jumper
Raja Bell makes 24-foot three point jumper (Amare Stoudemire assists)
Amare Stoudemire misses layup
Raja Bell makes 27-foot three point jumper (Shawn Marion assists)
Amare Stoudemire makes two point shot (Steve Nash assists)
Amare Stoudemire misses 7-foot jumper
Raja Bell misses 9-foot jumper
Steve Nash misses 25-foot three point jumper
Amare Stoudemire misses 4-foot hook shot
Shawn Marion makes dunk (Amare Stoudemire assists)
Amare Stoudemire makes two point shot (Steve Nash assists)
Leandro Barbosa misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shawn Marion makes driving dunk (Steve Nash assists)
Shawn Marion makes 25-foot three point jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
Boris Diaw misses 23-foot three point jumper
Raja Bell misses 24-foot three point jumper
Shawn Marion misses 24-foot three point jumper
Boris Diaw misses 18-foot jumper
Steve Nash misses 26-foot three point jumper
Raja Bell makes three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)
Raja Bell misses 23-foot jumper
Boris Diaw makes 6-foot hook shot (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash misses 18-foot jumper
Raja Bell misses 26-foot three point jumper
Amare Stoudemire misses 19-foot jumper
Steve Nash misses 20-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Chris Kaman blocks Amare Stoudemire's 9-foot jumper
Amare Stoudemire makes layup (Steve Nash assists)
Brian Skinner misses 21-foot jumper
Leandro Barbosa misses 22-foot three point jumper
Leandro Barbosa misses 20-foot jumper
Raja Bell makes 21-foot jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
Raja Bell misses 21-foot jumper
Shawn Marion misses 10-foot running jumper
Shawn Marion misses two point shot
Leandro Barbosa misses 21-foot jumper
Steve Nash misses two point shot
Shawn Marion makes three point jumper (Boris Diaw assists)
Steve Nash makes 21-foot jumper
Raja Bell misses 25-foot three point jumper
Steve Nash makes 26-foot three point jumper
Steve Nash misses layup
Amare Stoudemire makes driving layup (Steve Nash assists)
Steve Nash makes 17-foot jumper
Al Thornton blocks Amare Stoudemire's layup
Amare Stoudemire makes 5-foot hook shot
Shawn Marion makes 4-foot hook shot (Steve Nash assists)
Amare Stoudemire misses layup
Steve Nash misses 6-foot jumper
Shawn Marion misses three point jumper
Cuttino Mobley blocks Raja Bell's 23-foot three point jumper
Quinton Ross blocks Steve Nash's layup
Steve Nash misses three point jumper
Amare Stoudemire makes two point shot (Boris Diaw assists)
Shawn Marion makes two point shot (Boris Diaw assists)
Chris Kaman blocks Shawn Marion's dunk
Amare Stoudemire misses 25-foot three point jumper
Shawn Marion misses jumper

SUNS

CLIPPERS

TIME		PHX	LAC
12:00	Start of the 1st Quarter	0	0
12:00	Jumpball: Amare Stoudemire vs. Chris Kaman (Steve Nash gains possession)	0	0
11:40	Amare Stoudemire makes layup	2	0
11:22	Amare Stoudemire blocks Quinton Ross's layup	2	0
11:19	Sam Cassell offensive rebound	2	0
11:18	Sam Cassell misses jumper	2	0
11:17	Shawn Marion defensive rebound	2	0
11:11	Amare Stoudemire makes driving dunk (Shawn Marion assists)	4	0
10:56	Chris Kaman makes 11-foot jumper (Quinton Ross assists)	4	2
10:37	Amare Stoudemire makes layup (Steve Nash assists)	6	2
10:22	Chris Kaman bad pass (Boris Diaw steals)	6	2
10:11	Raja Bell makes three point jumper (Steve Nash assists)	9	2
9:53	Corey Maggette misses 21-foot jumper	9	2
9:52	Shawn Marion defensive rebound	9	2
9:38	Boris Diaw makes three point jumper (Amare Stoudemire assists)	12	2
9:26	Los Angeles 20 Sec. timeout	12	2
9:21	Corey Maggette makes 21-foot jumper (Sam Cassell assists)	12	4
9:07	Boris Diaw bad pass	12	4
8:52	Corey Maggette makes 21-foot jumper (Sam Cassell assists)	12	6
8:37	Raja Bell misses 25-foot three point jumper	12	6
8:36	Amare Stoudemire offensive rebound	12	6
8:26	Amare Stoudemire misses 12-foot jumper	12	6
8:25	Corey Maggette defensive rebound	12	6
8:25	Steve Nash loose ball foul (Corey Maggette draws the foul)	12	6
8:00	Quinton Ross misses 11-foot jumper	12	6
8:00	Chris Kaman offensive rebound	12	6
8:00	shot clock violation	12	6
7:41	Tim Thomas blocks Amare Stoudemire's layup	12	6
7:39	Sam Cassell defensive rebound	12	6
7:35	Sam Cassell makes driving layup	12	8
7:22	Chris Kaman personal foul (Amare Stoudemire draws the foul)	12	8
7:11	Amare Stoudemire misses layup	12	8
7:11	Tim Thomas defensive rebound	12	8
7:03	Tim Thomas misses 24-foot three point jumper	12	8
7:03	Raja Bell defensive rebound	12	8
6:50	Boris Diaw makes layup (Steve Nash assists)	14	8
6:35	Corey Maggette bad pass	14	8
6:18	Raja Bell misses three point jumper	14	8
6:18	Sam Cassell defensive rebound	14	8
6:07	Corey Maggette makes layup (Sam Cassell assists)	14	10
5:50	Steve Nash makes 25-foot three point jumper (Shawn Marion assists)	17	10
5:28	Amare Stoudemire personal foul (Chris Kaman draws the foul)	17	10
5:28	Los Angeles full timeout	17	10
5:28	Leandro Barbosa enters the game for Raja Bell	17	10
5:28	Brian Skinner enters the game for Boris Diaw	17	10
5:20	Sam Cassell makes 18-foot jumper (Tim Thomas assists)	17	12
5:01	Shawn Marion misses 24-foot three point jumper	17	12
5:01	Chris Kaman defensive rebound	17	12
4:52	Sam Cassell misses 11-foot jumper	17	12
4:50	Shawn Marion defensive rebound	17	12
4:41	Steve Nash traveling	17	12
4:26	Corey Maggette misses 21-foot jumper	17	12
4:24	Brian Skinner defensive rebound	17	12
4:16	Steve Nash makes driving layup	19	12
4:07	Corey Maggette bad pass (Amare Stoudemire steals)	19	12
4:05	Amare Stoudemire makes two point shot	21	12
3:44	Quinton Ross misses 20-foot jumper	21	12
3:42	Shawn Marion defensive rebound	21	12
3:35	Steve Nash turnover	21	12
3:17	Sam Cassell makes 8-foot jumper	21	14
3:12	Leandro Barbosa makes driving layup (Steve Nash assists)	23	14
2:54	Corey Maggette makes layup (Tim Thomas assists)	23	16
2:47	Steve Nash bad pass	23	16
2:47	Phoenix full timeout	23	16
2:47	Marcus Banks enters the game for Steve Nash	23	16
2:47	Boris Diaw enters the game for Amare Stoudemire	23	16
2:30	Corey Maggette makes layup (Sam Cassell assists)	23	18
2:05	Leandro Barbosa makes 21-foot jumper	25	18
1:45	Sam Cassell makes 21-foot jumper	25	20
1:34	Brian Skinner misses 21-foot jumper	25	20
1:32	Corey Maggette defensive rebound	25	20
1:20	Chris Kaman makes layup (Tim Thomas assists)	25	22
57.9	Leandro Barbosa misses two point shot	25	22
56.9	Chris Kaman defensive rebound	25	22
50.7	Sam Cassell makes 17-foot jumper	25	24
39.9	Boris Diaw misses 6-foot hook shot	25	24
36.9	Quinton Ross defensive rebound	25	24
32.6	Marcus Banks shooting foul (Sam Cassell draws the foul)	25	24
32.6	Sam Cassell makes free throw 1 of 2	25	25
32.6	Cuttino Mobley enters the game for Quinton Ross	25	25
32.6	Josh Powell enters the game for Chris Kaman	25	25
32.6	Sam Cassell makes free throw 2 of 2	25	26
25.3	Leandro Barbosa makes driving layup	27	26
2.6	Sam Cassell makes 17-foot two point shot	27	28
0.8	Leandro Barbosa misses 44-foot three point jumper	27	28
0.0	Phoenix offensive rebound	27	28
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	27	28

Regular Season Series

PHX wins 3-1

Clippers
94
Suns
113

Game 1

24/11

Suns
108
Clippers
88

Game 2

28/12

Clippers
88
Suns
94

Game 3

29/12

Suns
90
Clippers
97

Game 4

16/1

crypto.com Arena

12:30 AM, 16 January 2008

Los Angeles, CA

Attendance: 16,063

Referees:
Joe Crawford
Olandis Poole
Derrick Stafford

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Lakers	16	12	.571	-	W3
Golden State	15	12	.556	0.5	W1
LA Clippers	16	13	.552	0.5	L1
Phoenix	14	13	.519	1.5	L2
Sacramento	13	17	.433	4	L4

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