The Clippers were exactly what the Suns needed

The wounds were still fresh following the Phoenix Suns’ loss to the San Antonio Spurs, but thankfully, we didn’t have to sit around and marinate in that misery for too long. The Los Angeles Clippers came to town the very next night, giving Phoenix a chance to cleanse its palate and remind itself that one disastrous performance doesn’t have to define the next.

At first, however, it seemed the malaise San Antonio inflicted on the Suns had followed them home. Whatever spell the Spurs had cast seemed to remain firmly in place, leaving Phoenix in a trance with an invisible lid covering the basket. As the first quarter unfolded, the Suns couldn’t buy a bucket. By the time the first substitutions…