LOS ANGELES — That got out of hand in a hurry.
The Los Angeles Clippers turned a close game into a lopsided one in the third quarter of their 115-99 win over the Phoenix Suns before 16,372 fans Wednesday night at Staples Center.
“We’re very selective when it comes to playing the right way,” a noticeably upset Suns coach Igor Kokoskov said. “Parts of the game, we played the right way. Obviously the third quarter was brutal.”
Very brutal.
“Yeah, we went downhill in that third quarter,” Suns rookie 7-footer Deandre Ayton said.
The Clippers blitzed the Suns with a 21-7 surge on their way to building a 76-61 lead in the third.