{"id":283740,"date":"2021-06-25T08:00:32","date_gmt":"2021-06-25T05:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/paul-george-propels-clippers-to-game-3-win-over-suns\/"},"modified":"2021-06-25T08:00:32","modified_gmt":"2021-06-25T05:00:32","slug":"paul-george-propels-clippers-to-game-3-win-over-suns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/paul-george-propels-clippers-to-game-3-win-over-suns\/","title":{"rendered":"#Paul George propels Clippers to Game 3 win over Suns"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Paul George propels Clippers to Game<\/a> 3 win over Suns<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

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LOS ANGELES \u2014 Paul George scored 27 points and the Los Angeles Clippers pulled away in a dominant third quarter, beating newly returned Chris Paul and the Phoenix Suns 106-92 on Thursday night in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals.<\/p>\n

The Clippers cut their series<\/a> deficit to 2-1, ending the Suns\u2019 franchise-record playoff winning streak at nine games.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur guys keep grinding, keep fighting,\u201d Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said. \u201cWe never give in.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kawhi Leonard remained out with a right knee sprain, leaving George to carry the load again. After missing two crucial free throws in a one-point loss in Game 2, George had 15 rebounds and eight assists and played a game-high 43 minutes. He made 6 of 7 free throws.<\/p>\n

\u201cPG did a great job of just moving on and having a great game for us,\u201d Lue said.<\/p>\n

The Suns got Paul back after he missed the first two games while being sidelined since June 16 because of the NBA\u2019s health and safety protocols. The former Clipper, who was booed heartily during intros, had 15 points and 12 assists, but was 5 of 19 from the field.<\/p>\n

Cameron Payne, who so ably filled in for Paul in the first two games, went down with a left ankle injury after playing four minutes and didn\u2019t return.<\/p>\n

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Suns coach Monty Williams said he played Paul too much in his first game back.<\/p>\n

\u201cProbably got tired,\u201d Williams said, \u201cbut it hurt us when Cam couldn\u2019t come back so I left Chris out there for a longer stretch and that\u2019s on me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Deandre Ayton led the Suns with 18 points.<\/p>\n

Reggie Jackson added 23 points for the Clippers, and Ivica Zubac had 15 points and tied his career playoff high with 16 rebounds.<\/p>\n

Game 4 is Saturday night at Staples Center.<\/p>\n

After Phoenix won the first two games by a combined seven points, the teams played a close first half. George pumped up the Clippers going into the locker room with a thunderous one-handed dunk.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat probably killed their momentum a little bit,\u201d Jackson said. \u201cWe\u2019re fortunate to have a guy like that that can do a little bit of everything.\u201d<\/p>\n

Los Angeles quickly went to work in the second half in front of 17,222 raucous, Thunder Stix-pounding fans.<\/p>\n

They took control with the biggest run of the game, a 21-3 spurt that left them leading 71-56 in the third. Terance Mann got it going with six straight points and Jackson scored four in a row before George scored inside. Zubac dunked off George\u2019s pass and made a pair of free throws. The Suns were limited to a 3-pointer by Paul.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey just brought it,\u201d Williams said. \u201cWe just didn\u2019t match their force.\u201d<\/p>\n

Devin Booker picked up his third and fourth fouls in a 42-second span during the Clippers\u2019 run. Booker \u2014 wearing a clear mask to protect his nose that required stitches after he and Patrick Beverley banged heads in Game 2 \u2014 was 5 of 21 from the field, making only one of seven 3-point tries, and finished with 15 points.<\/p>\n

Jae Crowder, who assisted on Deandre Ayton\u2019s winning dunk on Tuesday, fouled out with 4:51 remaining. He had nine points, six rebounds and six assists.<\/p>\n

The Suns were just 35 of 90 from the floor, despite getting decent looks.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe weren\u2019t sound at all,\u201d Williams said. \u201cThey played good defense, but we didn\u2019t run our offense the way that we have been running for most of the playoffs.\u201d<\/p>\n

George capp<\/a>ed the third by banking in a 3-pointer from just inside midcourt, and it beat the buzzer, stunning the fans and sending the Clippers into the fourth leading 80-69. He nearly bobbled the ball along the right sideline, with Booker and Cam Johnson pressuring, before getting the shot off.<\/p>\n

Luke Kennard opened the fourth with a 3 from the right corner, getting fouled and making the free throw. Marcus Morris hit a three before George got fouled. He confidently made both, keeping the Clippers ahead 89-71.<\/p>\n

Booker\u2019s basket drew the Suns within six, but Jackson answered with five straight points and George made a pair of free throws.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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