SB Nation Los Angeles - Clippers Lose To Suns, 116-108 In Phoenixhttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48949/la-fave.png2010-11-27T08:54:50-08:00http://losangeles.sbnation.com/rss/stream/16028022010-11-27T08:54:50-08:002010-11-27T08:54:50-08:00Clippers Lose To Suns, 116-108 In Phoenix
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<p>Phoenix, AZ (Sports Network) - <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nba/players/21518/jason-richardson">Jason Richardson</a> had 29 points, including five three-pointers, to help Phoenix defeat the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nba/teams/los-angeles-clippers">Los Angeles Clippers</a>, 116-108, at US Airways Center.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nba/players/21734/hakim-warrick">Hakim Warrick</a> came off the bench for a 25-point performance -- he hit 13-of-14 free throws -- as Phoenix won for the second time in six games. <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nba/players/21910/channing-frye">Channing Frye</a> and <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nba/players/21914/steve-nash">Steve Nash</a> both had 16 points in the win, while Nash also added 10 assists</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nba/players/35057/eric-gordon">Eric Gordon</a> scored a game-high 32 points with six assists for the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.clipsnation.com/">Clippers</a>, who were coming off their first back-to-back victories of the season but have still dropped 10 of their last 12.</p>
<p><a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nba/players/71901/blake-griffin">Blake Griffin</a> had a double-double with 20 points and 14 rebounds, while <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nba/players/4355/ryan-gomes">Ryan Gomes</a> recorded 20 points in defeat.</p>
<p>Los Angeles made it a 10-point game, 106-96, with just under five minutes to play when Gomes hit a long jumper. The Clippers scored the next three points to cut it to a seven-point margin, but Nash hit a jumper and the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nba/teams/phoenix-suns">Suns</a> made their next four free throws to put the lead at 13.</p>
<p>Gordon scored six points during the final 1:44 in a comeback that wasn't meant to be as the <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/">Suns</a> sealed the deal from the charity stripe.</p>
<p>"They were in a rhythm," Gordon said. "When we got back in the game, they pushed it back up to 18 and we just went right back at them. We played pretty good defense for a stretch and knocked down a lot of shots but we just have to be consistent defensively. We played hard and we brought the lead all the way back down but we just need to have a better first quarter. That's what really broke us down."</p>
<p>Phoenix scored 11 of the first 13 points of the game and rolled to a 31-10 lead with 3:43 left in the quarter. During the stretch, Richardson hit four three pointers -- he finished with 17 first quarter points -- as the Suns scored a season-high 42 points in the opening 12 minutes.</p>
<p>"Once again we got off to a great start," Phoenix head coach <a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nba/players/98780/alvin-gentry">Alvin Gentry</a> said. "We just have to find a way to maintain a little bit. We're not going to play at that level though, we're not going to end up with 168 points, but we have to play a little more consistently than what we are doing."</p>
<p>The Clippers made 13-of-21 shots during the second quarter to cut into the Suns lead at the half, 67-51. Griffin made a turn-around bank shot to make it a 15-point game with 1:19 left to play.</p>
<p>Los Angeles cut it to a four-point game while starting the second half on an 18-6 run. Gordon had 10 points during the comeback streak, including a long three-pointer with 8:13 left to play.</p>
<p>Phoenix, however, grew its lead back to 18 points after a Richardson trey. with 46.7 seconds left in the quarter. Phoenix then headed into the final quarter with a sizable 98-81 lead.</p>
<p>Phoenix has won 12 of the last 13 overall meetings, including nine straight in the series -- their longest active winning streak against Western Conference opponents...Phoenix's Robin Lopez did not suit up because of a sprained MCL and PCL...Suns scored a season-high 67 first-half points...<a class="sbn-auto-link" href="../../nba/players/21873/brian-cook">Brian Cook</a> had a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds in the loss.</p>
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