The Suns season all the sudden feels like it has new life after they were able to mount an incredible 23 point comeback at home to top the Clippers 119-117. Phoenix now trails Dallas by 3 games for the final play-in spot and is only 5 games back of the 6th seed.
Tuesday nights game featured more than a few notable moments. Coach Bud and star Kevin Durant were seen having a heated altercation near the bench at one. Durant then responded with one of his best 4th quarter performances of the season, pouring in 34 points on the night. Phoenix also got help from some unexpected players, including Collin Gillespie who was huge off the bench, scoring all of his 10 points in the 4th quarter.
The win didn’t come without a few concerns though. Phoenix got exposed in the paint by LA’s big man Ivica Zubac who went for 35 points and 10 rebounds on 15-19 shooting. What makes this really scary for the Suns, is up next they begin a grueling 4 game road trip with a stop in Denver to take on Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets.
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Spenser Tilus is a sports reporter for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on his X account @Spenser_Tilus
