The Suns lost 111-138 to the Clippers away, which was the second time the Suns lost to the Clippers in a week, the difference is that in the last game Durant was absent due to injury, Booker and Beal led the team to fight back tenaciously in the fourth quarter, narrowing the difference to single digits, and finally losing at home by 9 points, most fans could understand the Suns losing at that time, after all, the team's number one star Durant sat on the bench and did not play, the loss was expected by everyone, and everyone looked forward to the next matchup between the two sides.
With Durant's return, the Suns' home court was overturned by the Morant-missing Grizzlies with the Big Three in full swing, making the second matchup between the Suns and the Clippers this season particularly eye-catching, with both teams playing back-to-back and losing in the previous game, a close game.
At the beginning of the game, the two sides took the lead alternately, the situation on the court was very stalemate, Durant scored 20 points at halftime, the Clippers Big Four made efforts one after another, the Suns gradually fell into the disadvantage at the end of the second quarter, and in the third quarter, the Suns coach Vogel withdrew the center Nurkic to put out a five-small lineup, Durant served as a center, and partnered with four guards in a five-small lineup, the Clippers are still steady and have not made changes, after several rounds of competition, the Suns' five-small lineup is not effective, and the difference has not narrowed. In the final quarter, Vogel made a desperate gamble to continue to play against the Clippers, and after two rounds of stalemate, the Suns made consecutive mistakes on the offensive end, Leonard stole Durant, Booker and Beal also made mistakes, and the Clippers took the opportunity to expand the difference to more than 20 points, and the game went into garbage time.
The Suns finally lost to the Clippers by 27 points on the road, after the game, fans summarized the reasons for the Suns' loss, why Durant returned to the Suns and lost more points, and lost to the weak Grizzlies in the last game, the Big Three combined wins and losses are less, whether it is a run-in problem or the incompatibility of the style of the three, or the coaching ability of coach Vogel, Vogel as a coach known for his defense, the Suns' current defense is a mess, the team does not have a clear direction now, and even the playoff qualification cannot be guaranteed, I'm afraid the sun is going to regret it now!