The Phoenix Suns have no excuse to lose their second-straight game against the Los Angeles Clippers tonight, as L.A. will be without all three of its stars.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Paul George (left knee soreness) joins James Harden (right foot inflammation), Kawhi Leonard (right knee inflammation) and Joshua Primo (left ankle sprain) as out against Phoenix (46-33) tonight. Harden missed last night’s 105-92 win against the Suns and this will be Leonard’s sixth straight game missed. George had 23 points last night.
Additionally, Russell Westbrook (left hand contusion) and Ivica Zubac (left ankle inflammation) are questionable for Los Angeles (51-28).
Westbrook stepped into the starting lineup and delivered his first triple-double of the season yesterday, finishing with 16 points, 15 assists and 15 rebounds. Zubac dominated the paint, ending with 17 points and 13 rebounds.
Meanwhile, for the Suns, only Damion Lee (right meniscus surgery) is listed as out, as he has been all season. No one else is probable or questionable.
This means Jusuf Nurkić is set to return after missing last night’s game with a right ankle sprain. Phoenix dropped to 1-5 on the season when Nurkić doesn’t play last night.
Only Damion Lee (right meniscus surgery) listed as out for the #Suns tonight against the #Clippers. Jusuf Nurkić set to return after missing last night’s loss with a right ankle sprain
— Brendan Mau (@brendan_mau) April 10, 2024
The Clippers absolutely embarrassed the Suns in Phoenix yesterday, once going up 35-4 in the first quarter. They led by as much as 37 in the first half even without Leonard and Harden. Now, with L.A. potentially only having Terance Mann and Norman Powell of their top-7 rotation players, the Suns can absolutely not afford another loss.
Phoenix dropped back to a play-in spot, the No. 7 seed in the Western Conference after last night’s loss, one game behind the New Orleans Pelicans (47-32), who they own the head-to-head tiebreaker over.
The Clippers are pretty much locked into the fourth seed, as they are two games ahead of the Dallas Mavericks (49-30), who they have the head-to-head tiebreaker over with only three games left.
Tonight’s game tips off at 7:30 p.m. MST. The Clippers lead the season series 3-0.
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Brendan Mau is a senior writer covering the Phoenix Suns and more for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on X via @Brendan_Mau
