Game ID: 22400071
Phoenix Suns @ LA Clippers
Wednesday, October 23, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET
Intuit Dome, Inglewood, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT1 Final
LAC 22 17 35 29 10 113PHX 23 24 25 31 13 116
LAC vs PHX ScoutingLAC vs PHX Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
LAC availability going into 10/23 · season opener
full strength
LAC availability going into 10/26 · 2 days' rest
full strength
LAC availability going into 10/27 · back-to-backOUT Hyland missed 2 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Miller missed 2 since 10/23, out tonight
LAC availability going into 10/30 · 2 days' restOUT Hyland missed 3 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Miller missed 3 since 10/23, out tonight
NEW Jones Jr. 24 to 30 min over the last 3
LAC availability going into 10/31 · back-to-backOUT Hyland missed 4 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Miller missed 4 since 10/23, out tonight
NEW Jones Jr. 24 to 31 min over the last 4
PHX availability going into 10/23 · season opener
full strength
PHX availability going into 10/25 · 1 day's rest
full strength
PHX availability going into 10/26 · back-to-backOUT Bol missed 2 since 10/23, out tonight
PHX availability going into 10/28 · 1 day's restOUT Allen missed 2 since 10/25, returns tonight: 12 min (51% of 24)
OUT Bol missed 3 since 10/23, out tonight
NEW Jones 27 to 33 min over the last 3
PHX availability going into 10/31 · 2 days' restOUT Bol missed 4 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Allen back 10/28 after 2, 12 min since (51% of 24)
NEW Jones 27 to 32 min over the last 4
10/23 vs PHX 113-116 — LAC notes
LAC lost 113-116 in 1 overtime. LAC took 14 more shots (92 to 78), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 46% to PHX's 49%, 8 of 29 from three. Harden led with 29 (10 of 28, 2 of 9 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Zubac added 21, Powell 17. Q3 was theirs, 35-25, turning a 8-point deficit into a 2-point lead, but the other 4 periods went 91-78 against them. They led by as many as 10. Coffey's -12 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/23 @ LAC 116-113 — PHX notes
PHX won 116-113 in 1 overtime. PHX shot 49% (38 of 78) to LAC's 46%, 15 of 38 from three. Durant led with 25 (8 of 17, 2 of 5 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Beal added 24, Booker 15. The hinge was Q2, 24-17: a lead of 1 became 8. O'Neale was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
LACAC A. Coffey
DJ D. Jones Jr.
IZ I. Zubac
JH J. Harden
KD K. Dunn
KJ K. Jones
KP K. Porter Jr.
NB N. Batum
NP N. Powell
TM T. Mann
PHXBB B. Beal
DB D. Booker
GA G. Allen
JN J. Nurkić
KD K. Durant
MM M. Morris
MP M. Plumlee
OI O. Ighodaro
RD R. Dunn
RO R. O'Neale
TJ T. Jones
LAC/PHX the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Durant, Beal lead Suns to 116-113 OT victory over Clippers, spoiling LA's Intuit Dome opener
INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- — Kevin Durant scored 25 points, Bradley Beal added 24 and the Phoenix Suns beat the Clippers 116-113 in overtime Wednesday night, spoiling Los Angeles' Intuit Dome debut in the opener for both teams.
James Harden had 29 points and 12 rebounds for the Clippers. He had a chance to send it to double overtime, but missed the second of two free throws with 4.8 seconds remaining.
Jusuf Nurkic gave the Suns a three-point advantage with a pair of free throws. The Clippers had one last chance to send it to another extra session, but Grayson Allen forced a turnover near midcourt after the inbounds pass.
Ivica Zubac had 21 points for the Clippers, but fouled out with 2:15 remaining in overtime.
Takeaways Suns: Mike Budenholzer picked up the victory in his first game as Phoenix's coach and improved to 12-9 in his career against the Clippers.
Clippers: Norman Powell will go down as the player who made the first basket at Intuit Dome with his jumper 17 second into the game. ... LA had a 62-42 advantage in points in the paint and outrebounded the Suns by nine (51-42), but Zubac's foul trouble in overtime played a huge role.
Key moment The Clippers had a 99-90 lead before the Suns scored 11 straight points to go back on top. Devin Booker had four points during Phoenix's rally, but fouled out with 1:27 remaining. Harden scored four straight points to give LA a 103-101 advantage, but Durant tied it with a 15-footer with 21.2 seconds remaining.
Key stat The Suns were 1 of 4 from the field in overtime, but made all 10 of their foul shots. Nurkic and Beal were 4 of 4 and Durant made a pair.
Up next The Suns remain in Southern California to face the Lakers on Friday night, while the Clippers are at Denver on Saturday.