Paul George scored 33 on seven made threes to lead the Clippers to a 113-103 win over Phoenix.
The game began as the last contest between these two teams ended, with George scoring and scoring and scoring more. He made two early threes and got into great rhythm, though the Suns were able to keep pace.
While Patrick Beverley started the game on Devin Booker, his primary defender ended up being Kawhi Leonard most of the night. That’s not something I expected to see the Clippers go to so consistently in this game, but it is in line with something else that became evident watching this game — that the Clippers wanted to send a message.