Even without Paul George, the Los Angeles Clippers had all of the answers for Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns on Sunday night.
A Durant 3-pointer and a pair of free throws from Paul, however, brought the Suns back within a single point with 68 seconds left.
It was Westbrook that drew a foul and got to the free throw line with 17 seconds left after the Suns failed twice to make a stop. Westbrook hit both of them, which put the Clippers up by three and set up one final shot for the Suns.Durant nearly had a triple-double in his first playoff game with the Suns. He finished with 27 points, 11 assists and nine rebounds in 45 minutes.
Leonard dropped 38 points for the Clippers, and Gordon added 19 points after shooting 50% from the field. Westbrook finished just shy of a triple-double, too, with nine points, 10 rebounds and eight assists.due to a right knee injury for the Clippers. Geoge missed the last nine games of the regular season for the Clippers recovering, and isn't ready to return. He averaged 23.8 points, 6.1 rebounds and 5.1 assists in 56 games this season.
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