Suns 106-89 Clippers (7 Jan, 2022) Play-by-Play

LA Clippers

19-20, 7-9 away

	1	2	3	4	T
LAC	20	20	26	23	89
PHX	21	35	19	31	106

Phoenix Suns

30-8, 17-4 home

106

Jalen Smith misses driving floating jump shot
Devin Booker misses 27-foot three point jumper
Devin Booker misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Cameron Johnson makes 16-foot pullup jump shot
Jalen Smith makes 27-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul makes 7-foot two point shot
Chris Paul misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
Jalen Smith misses 18-foot jumper
Devin Booker misses driving floating jump shot
Devin Booker misses 13-foot step back jumpshot
Cameron Johnson misses driving layup
Devin Booker misses 27-foot three point jumper
Devin Booker misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Cameron Johnson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 13-foot two point shot
Cameron Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ish Wainright assists)
Devin Booker makes 10-foot jump bank shot
Jalen Smith misses layup
Devin Booker makes jumper
Cameron Johnson makes driving layup (Cameron Payne assists)
Cameron Payne misses driving layup
Mikal Bridges misses 13-foot two point shot
Elfrid Payton makes driving layup
Justise Winslow blocks Cameron Payne 's 8-foot layup
Justin Jackson makes 22-foot three point jumper (Cameron Payne assists)
Brandon Boston Jr. blocks Elfrid Payton 's 4-foot layup
Cameron Payne makes 26-foot step back jumpshot
Justin Jackson makes 6-foot two point shot (Cameron Payne assists)
Cameron Payne makes layup
Justin Jackson misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Cameron Payne makes driving layup
Cameron Payne makes 14-foot two point shot
Chris Paul misses 15-foot two point shot
Elfrid Payton makes two point shot
Serge Ibaka blocks Cameron Johnson 's 6-foot layup
Jalen Smith makes 7-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
Mikal Bridges misses layup
Jalen Smith makes 3-foot dunk
Jalen Smith makes 18-foot jumper (Cameron Johnson assists)
Devin Booker misses 9-foot two point shot
Devin Booker makes step back jumpshot
Devin Booker misses driving floating jump shot
Devin Booker makes two point shot
Mikal Bridges misses 23-foot three point jumper
Cameron Johnson makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (Chris Paul assists)
Chris Paul misses 28-foot three point jumper
Cameron Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Devin Booker assists)
Nicolas Batum blocks Devin Booker 's 5-foot jumper
Mikal Bridges misses layup
Mikal Bridges misses layup
Jalen Smith misses layup
Mikal Bridges misses 23-foot three point jumper
Mikal Bridges misses 22-foot three point jumper
Jalen Smith makes two point shot
Devin Booker misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot
Chris Paul misses driving floating jump shot
Chris Paul makes two point shot
Jalen Smith misses 7-foot jumper
Devin Booker misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
Jalen Smith misses 27-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul makes 26-foot three pointer
Mikal Bridges makes 12-foot driving floating jump shot (Jalen Smith assists)
Chris Paul makes 8-foot two point shot
Mikal Bridges makes 7-foot two point shot (Devin Booker assists)
Cameron Johnson makes 5-foot layup (Chris Paul assists)
Devin Booker misses 23-foot three point jumper
Cameron Johnson misses 27-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul misses 21-foot pullup jump shot
Ish Wainright makes 4-foot two point shot (Devin Booker assists)
Devin Booker misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
Ish Wainright misses layup
Cameron Payne misses driving floating jump shot
Cameron Payne misses driving floating jump shot
Bismack Biyombo misses 9-foot hook shot
Nicolas Batum blocks Bismack Biyombo 's 5-foot layup
Devin Booker makes 12-foot two point shot
Devin Booker misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
Ish Wainright misses 25-foot three point jumper
Devin Booker misses 43-foot three point jumper
Cameron Payne misses driving layup
Jalen Smith makes 4-foot layup (Chris Paul assists)
Elfrid Payton misses driving floating jump shot
Chris Paul misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
Elfrid Payton makes 5-foot driving floating jump shot
Chris Paul misses 24-foot three point jumper
Jalen Smith misses 7-foot two point shot
Elfrid Payton misses layup
Jalen Smith misses two point shot
Mikal Bridges makes 5-foot layup (Elfrid Payton assists)
Chris Paul misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
Justise Winslow blocks Elfrid Payton 's 6-foot jumper
Mikal Bridges misses 24-foot three point jumper
Mikal Bridges makes 3-foot dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Devin Booker misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
Devin Booker misses two point shot
Jalen Smith makes layup
Chris Paul makes 26-foot three pointer
Cameron Johnson misses 27-foot three point jumper
Cameron Johnson makes 5-foot layup (Chris Paul assists)
Jalen Smith makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
Jalen Smith makes 6-foot layup (Chris Paul assists)
Cameron Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper
Cameron Johnson makes 24-foot three point jumper (Devin Booker assists)
Paris Bass misses 25-foot three point jumper
Ish Wainright makes dunk
Wenyen Gabriel blocks Paris Bass 's 6-foot layup
Justin Jackson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Cameron Payne assists)
Reggie Jackson misses 18-foot jumper
Marcus Morris Sr. misses 20-foot jumper
Eric Bledsoe misses pullup jump shot
Reggie Jackson makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot
Serge Ibaka makes 20-foot jumper (Terance Mann assists)
Marcus Morris Sr. makes pullup jump shot
Eric Bledsoe misses 27-foot three point jumper
Reggie Jackson makes 3-foot dunk (Serge Ibaka assists)
Serge Ibaka makes 7-foot layup (Reggie Jackson assists)
Serge Ibaka misses three point jumper
Marcus Morris Sr. makes 6-foot two point shot (Terance Mann assists)
Marcus Morris Sr. misses 28-foot three point jumper
Reggie Jackson misses 27-foot three point jumper
Serge Ibaka misses 9-foot jumper
Reggie Jackson misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
Terance Mann misses 25-foot step back jumpshot
Reggie Jackson misses 27-foot three point jumper
Nicolas Batum misses 27-foot three point jumper
Brandon Boston Jr. makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Amir Coffey assists)
Eric Bledsoe misses 9-foot two point shot
Bismack Biyombo blocks Brandon Boston Jr. 's 5-foot driving layup
Bismack Biyombo blocks Brandon Boston Jr. 's 4-foot layup
Eric Bledsoe makes 19-foot step back jumpshot
Brandon Boston Jr. misses 22-foot pullup jump shot
Nicolas Batum misses 26-foot three point jumper
Marcus Morris Sr. makes 17-foot jumper
Marcus Morris Sr. misses 23-foot three point jumper
Amir Coffey misses layup
Amir Coffey misses 26-foot three point jumper
Reggie Jackson misses 13-foot jumper
Cameron Johnson blocks Marcus Morris Sr. 's 12-foot jumper
Reggie Jackson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Marcus Morris Sr. assists)
Terance Mann makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Reggie Jackson assists)
Marcus Morris Sr. misses 14-foot jumper
Terance Mann makes driving layup
Amir Coffey makes 26-foot three point jumper (Marcus Morris Sr. assists)
Amir Coffey misses 24-foot three point jumper
Nicolas Batum misses 27-foot three point jumper
Eric Bledsoe misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Marcus Morris Sr. makes 28-foot three point jumper (Eric Bledsoe assists)
Eric Bledsoe makes 11-foot jumper (Terance Mann assists)
Marcus Morris Sr. misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
Reggie Jackson misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
Reggie Jackson misses 30-foot three point jumper
Chris Paul blocks Eric Bledsoe 's 2-foot layup
Serge Ibaka makes 7-foot two point shot (Marcus Morris Sr. assists)
Eric Bledsoe misses 10-foot two point shot
Marcus Morris Sr. makes two point shot (Reggie Jackson assists)
Marcus Morris Sr. misses 15-foot two point shot
Reggie Jackson misses 14-foot two point shot
Serge Ibaka makes 8-foot two point shot
Serge Ibaka misses 25-foot three point jumper
Reggie Jackson makes 3-foot driving dunk
Serge Ibaka misses 9-foot hook shot
Terance Mann makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
Marcus Morris Sr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Nicolas Batum assists)
Cameron Johnson blocks Brandon Boston Jr. 's 8-foot jumper
Cameron Payne blocks Marcus Morris Sr. 's 6-foot driving layup
Brandon Boston Jr. misses 19-foot step back jumpshot
Brandon Boston Jr. makes layup (Terance Mann assists)
Marcus Morris Sr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Nicolas Batum assists)
Brandon Boston Jr. makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
Amir Coffey misses 26-foot three point jumper
Bismack Biyombo blocks Terance Mann's layup
Marcus Morris Sr. misses 19-foot two point shot
Brandon Boston Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
Reggie Jackson makes 28-foot three pointer (Justise Winslow assists)
Brandon Boston Jr. makes step back jumpshot (Eric Bledsoe assists)
Eric Bledsoe makes 6-foot layup (Justise Winslow assists)
Justise Winslow misses layup
Amir Coffey makes layup
Brandon Boston Jr. misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
Reggie Jackson misses 27-foot three point jumper
Reggie Jackson misses 27-foot three point jumper
Eric Bledsoe makes 8-foot two point shot
Amir Coffey makes 3-foot dunk (Brandon Boston Jr. assists)
Eric Bledsoe misses 26-foot three point jumper
Reggie Jackson misses 26-foot three point jumper
Marcus Morris Sr. makes 15-foot step back jumpshot (Eric Bledsoe assists)
Eric Bledsoe misses driving layup
Brandon Boston Jr. misses 14-foot two point shot
Keon Johnson misses 18-foot jumper
Wenyen Gabriel misses tip shot
Wenyen Gabriel misses 3-foot tip shot
Keon Johnson misses 10-foot jumper
Jay Scrubb misses 12-foot jumper

CLIPPERS

SUNS

TIME		LAC	PHX
12:00	Serge Ibaka vs. Jalen Smith (Cameron Johnson gains possession)	0	0
11:44	Jalen Smith misses driving floating jump shot	0	0
11:41	Terance Mann defensive rebound	0	0
11:18	Reggie Jackson misses 18-foot jumper	0	0
11:15	Serge Ibaka offensive rebound	0	0
11:13	Marcus Morris Sr. misses 20-foot jumper	0	0
11:10	Chris Paul defensive rebound	0	0
11:05	Devin Booker misses 27-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:02	Eric Bledsoe defensive rebound	0	0
10:54	Eric Bledsoe misses pullup jump shot	0	0
10:51	Chris Paul defensive rebound	0	0
10:48	Devin Booker misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	0	0
10:45	Reggie Jackson defensive rebound	0	0
10:40	Reggie Jackson makes 6-foot driving floating jump shot	2	0
10:25	Cameron Johnson makes 16-foot pullup jump shot	2	2
10:08	Serge Ibaka makes 20-foot jumper (Terance Mann assists)	4	2
9:58	Jalen Smith makes 27-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	4	5
9:38	Marcus Morris Sr. makes pullup jump shot	6	5
9:28	Chris Paul makes 7-foot two point shot	6	7
9:06	Eric Bledsoe misses 27-foot three point jumper	6	7
9:04	Cameron Johnson defensive rebound	6	7
8:51	Chris Paul misses 19-foot step back jumpshot	6	7
8:49	Terance Mann defensive rebound	6	7
8:35	Reggie Jackson makes 3-foot dunk (Serge Ibaka assists)	8	7
8:09	Jalen Smith misses 18-foot jumper	8	7
8:07	Reggie Jackson defensive rebound	8	7
7:58	Serge Ibaka makes 7-foot layup (Reggie Jackson assists)	10	7
7:43	Devin Booker misses driving floating jump shot	10	7
7:40	Serge Ibaka defensive rebound	10	7
7:33	Serge Ibaka misses three point jumper	10	7
7:30	Chris Paul defensive rebound	10	7
7:26	Chris Paul bad pass (Terance Mann steals)	10	7
7:20	Marcus Morris Sr. makes 6-foot two point shot (Terance Mann assists)	12	7
7:04	Devin Booker misses 13-foot step back jumpshot	12	7
7:02	Eric Bledsoe defensive rebound	12	7
6:55	Marcus Morris Sr. misses 28-foot three point jumper	12	7
6:52	Serge Ibaka offensive rebound	12	7
6:51	Reggie Jackson misses 27-foot three point jumper	12	7
6:49	Mikal Bridges defensive rebound	12	7
6:38	Cameron Johnson misses driving layup	12	7
6:37	Jalen Smith offensive rebound	12	7
6:35	Devin Booker misses 27-foot three point jumper	12	7
6:30	Reggie Jackson defensive rebound	12	7
6:23	Cameron Johnson shooting foul	12	7
6:23	Suns Full timeout	12	7
6:23	Marcus Morris Sr. makes free throw 1 of 2	13	7
6:23	Marcus Morris Sr. makes free throw 2 of 2	14	7
6:00	Devin Booker misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	14	7
5:58	Reggie Jackson defensive rebound	14	7
5:38	Serge Ibaka misses 9-foot jumper	14	7
5:37	Clippers offensive team rebound	14	7
5:37	shot clock turnover	14	7
5:26	Cameron Johnson makes 27-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)	14	10
5:00	Reggie Jackson offensive foul	14	10
5:00	Reggie Jackson turnover	14	10
5:00	Ish Wainright enters the game for Mikal Bridges	14	10
5:00	Nicolas Batum enters the game for Eric Bledsoe	14	10
4:50	Chris Paul misses 13-foot two point shot	14	10
4:49	Nicolas Batum defensive rebound	14	10
4:42	Reggie Jackson misses 16-foot pullup jump shot	14	10
4:40	Chris Paul defensive rebound	14	10
4:33	Cameron Johnson makes 26-foot three point jumper (Ish Wainright assists)	14	13
4:15	Terance Mann misses 25-foot step back jumpshot	14	13
4:12	Devin Booker defensive rebound	14	13
4:05	Devin Booker makes 10-foot jump bank shot	14	15
3:50	Reggie Jackson misses 27-foot three point jumper	14	15
3:47	Chris Paul defensive rebound	14	15
3:43	Jalen Smith misses layup	14	15
3:41	Devin Booker offensive rebound	14	15
3:40	Devin Booker makes jumper	14	17
3:40	Clippers Full timeout	14	15
3:40	Bismack Biyombo enters the game for Chris Paul	14	17
3:40	Cameron Payne enters the game for Jalen Smith	14	17
3:40	Justise Winslow enters the game for Serge Ibaka	14	17
3:25	Ish Wainright shooting foul	14	17
3:25	Marcus Morris Sr. makes free throw 1 of 2	15	17
3:25	Marcus Morris Sr. makes free throw 2 of 2	16	17
3:05	Cameron Johnson makes driving layup (Cameron Payne assists)	16	19
2:52	Nicolas Batum misses 27-foot three point jumper	16	19
2:51	Cameron Payne defensive rebound	16	19
2:42	Cameron Payne misses driving layup	16	19
2:39	Nicolas Batum defensive rebound	16	19
2:24	Reggie Jackson steps out of bounds turnover	16	19
2:24	Mikal Bridges enters the game for Cameron Johnson	16	19
2:24	Amir Coffey enters the game for Reggie Jackson	16	19
2:24	Brandon Boston Jr. enters the game for Marcus Morris Sr.	16	19
2:24	Eric Bledsoe enters the game for Terance Mann	16	19
2:12	Mikal Bridges misses 13-foot two point shot	16	19
2:10	Eric Bledsoe defensive rebound	16	19
1:57	Brandon Boston Jr. makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Amir Coffey assists)	18	19
1:34	Devin Booker bad pass (Brandon Boston Jr. steals)	18	19
1:28	Eric Bledsoe misses 9-foot two point shot	18	19
1:26	Bismack Biyombo defensive rebound	18	19
1:14	Cameron Payne lost ball turnover (Justise Winslow steals)	18	19
1:10	Justise Winslow out of bounds bad pass turnover	18	19
1:10	Elfrid Payton enters the game for Devin Booker	18	19
54.1	Cameron Payne steps out of bounds turnover	18	19
38.8	Bismack Biyombo blocks Brandon Boston Jr. 's 5-foot driving layup	18	19
36.0	Brandon Boston Jr. offensive rebound	18	19
32.3	Bismack Biyombo blocks Brandon Boston Jr. 's 4-foot layup	18	19
30.5	Elfrid Payton defensive rebound	18	19
30.0	Elfrid Payton makes driving layup	18	21
24.0	Elfrid Payton personal foul	18	21
11.2	Eric Bledsoe makes 19-foot step back jumpshot	20	21
2.8	Justise Winslow blocks Cameron Payne 's 8-foot layup	20	21
0.5	Brandon Boston Jr. defensive rebound	20	21
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	20	21

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Suns
95
Clippers
111

Game 1

14/12

Clippers
89
Suns
106

Game 2

7/1

Clippers
96
Suns
103

Game 3

16/2

Suns
109
Clippers
113

Game 4

7/4

Footprint Center

3:00 AM, 7 January 2022

Phoenix, AZ

Attendance: 17,071

Referees:
Zach Zarba
Brian Forte
Phenizee Ransom

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
LA Clippers	51	31	.622	-	L3
Phoenix	49	33	.598	2	W3
LA Lakers	47	35	.573	4	W2
Sacramento	46	36	.561	5	W1
Golden State	46	36	.561	5	W1

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