Boom 40+5+8! Booker is powerful, and the Suns make a 21-point reversal! Harden has three doubles to welcome career night

On November 1, Beijing time, the 2024-25 NBA regular season is in full swing, and a key battle in the West will start, with the Los Angeles Clippers hosting the Phoenix Suns. The Clippers lost to the Trail Blazers by 1 point in one game and are currently in 7th place in the West with 2 wins and 2 losses. The Suns are on a two-game winning streak after losing to the Lakers and are currently 3rd in the West with 3 wins and 1 loss. In terms of starters, the Suns led the team with the duo of Rante and Booker, and Dunn, Nurkic and Jones attacked together. On the Clippers' side, Harden is still led by a single core, and Mann, Jones Jr., Zubac, and Powell are partnered to form the starting five.

In the first quarter, Harden incarnated as a "scoring machine" & "pie feeding master", and his hand felt hot. He scored 12 points on 4-of-7 shooting, 2-of-2 free throws, and 5 rebounds and 7 assists, all showing the momentum of hitting a triple-double in a single quarter. Under his leadership, the Clippers blossomed a little more, and the Suns collapsed in one section. The Clippers made a push on the inside in this quarter, conceding just two shots, while the Suns were on the verge of iron. At the end of the first quarter, the Clippers opened a 17-point gap at 37-20;

In the second quarter, the Suns were still inaccurate from the outside, and began to hit the basket to make fouls and cut points. Booker made just three shots in the quarter, but created nine free throws and hit eight of them, scoring 11 points in the quarter. Other players also felt better, and the team scored 32 points in a single quarter. The Clippers' shooting percentage has declined, and Harden only scored 1 point in this quarter, but he was still comprehensive in other links, sending 3 boards, 3 assists and 2 steals, and cut 13 points, 8 rebounds and 10 assists in the half. At halftime, the Clippers led by 18 points 70-52 into the second half;

Yibian fought again, and the Suns' tactic was to bombard, handing over a crazy 3rd quarter. The team made all 15 of their first 15 shots, including 7 3-pointers, and erased the 21-point deficit after a wave of attacks! In the quarter, Durant scored 8 points on 3-of-4 shooting, and Booker scored 12 points on 5-of-5 shooting. Dual-core drive, other players also added to the icing on the cake, and the Suns scored 39 points in a single quarter. At the end of the third quarter, the Suns trailed by only two points at 91-93.

In the final quarter, the sun's madness continues. Dunn scored a 3-pointer from the outside, and the Suns took the lead for the first time in this game! Royce O'Neal made an open 3-pointer in the bottom corner and went into the net to stop the Clippers! After the timeout, the Clippers stabilized the situation, and the scores of the two teams were tight. At the critical moment, Harden made a mistake, Booker and Durant led the team to play a wave of small climaxes, and the difference came to 8 points, and the Clippers shouted to stop. After a timeout, the Clippers fought back unsuccessfully, and the score was fixed at 125-119.

In this game, the Clippers once led by 21 points, and finally the Suns went out in the third quarter to erase the difference, and then completed the overtake in the fourth quarter. At the critical moment, the Clippers' hand felt slumped, their mistakes increased, and they were unable to recover. In this game, Harden scored 23 points, 10 rebounds, 13 assists, 2 steals and 2 blocks, becoming the 20th player in NBA history to score 26,000 points, ushering in his career night. On the Suns' side, Booker shot 11 of 18, with 40 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals, and Durant 18 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists.