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Paul George and James Harden excelled during the Los Angeles Clippers’ 138-111 win over the Phoenix Suns on Monday night.
George finished with 25 points, with 15 of them coming in the first half alone. He added seven rebounds and a steal while connecting on nine of his 17 field goal attempts. George has now scored at least 20 points in 11 straight games.
After the Suns cut the deficit to seven points with just over 10 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, the Clippers responded with a 15-0 run to put the game away. The team as a whole delivered a tremendous offensive performance, recording 32 assists compared to 12 turnovers.
NBA fans were impressed with George’s efficient night, as Los Angeles has now won six of its past seven games.
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Paul George buries the tough triple 🔥 pic.twitter.com/wYyDKobR1h
✮𝙿𝙶𝚂𝚉𝙽𝟷✮ @PGSZN1
Paul George in the First Half:
15 PTS
4 REB
6/8 FG
3/5 3PT
94% TS
Not a Single Soul on the Suns can Stop Him. pic.twitter.com/y3bkarEbMI
Jamal Cristopher @JamCristopher
I just love the way paul george has been playing man. This is it
ᴅ ʀ ᴇ ᴡ @FeelLikeDrew
Paul George so much fun to watch man
Tomer Azarly @TomerAzarly
Paul George has now scored 20+ points in 11 straight games for the Clippers, tying the 4th longest streak of his career.
Joey Linn @joeylinn_
The Suns have had no answer for Paul George in either of their two matchups with the Clippers this season.
He’s making it look easy again tonight.
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Paul George is sinking those 3s 🔥🔥🔥
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Paul George tonight:
25 points
7 rebounds
4 3pm pic.twitter.com/1Vmf1u9QxS
Clippers Lead @ClippersLead
Paul George tonight:
25 PTS
7 REB
1 STL
53% FG
44% 3PT
PG was feasting against the Suns pic.twitter.com/fSnf9AGQCL
J21 @jkquayson21
Suns can’t guard Paul George
Harden continued to shine as the Clippers’ primary initiator, dishing out 10 assists in 28 minutes of action. He chipped in with 19 points of his own, hitting three of his four attempts from behind the arc.
The former MVP has now racked up 66 assists in his last six appearances.
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Harden shakes the defender with his handle and buries the triple 🎯
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📲 https://t.co/cNVgSstpP7 pic.twitter.com/9c2Q6PDz9T
ben pfeifer @bjpf_
the clippers are a buzzsaw. stars all in form, harden facilitating masterfully and the offense runs as smooth as ever regardless of what lineup is on the floor.
few if any teams are playing as well as them.
Eurost3pgod @eurost3pgod2
James Harden with 19 points and 10 assists on 97 TS% and +25
The system pic.twitter.com/aNrsPhRYvL
arj @hooparj
Harden is absolutely eviscerating these boys LMAOOOOOOOOO
ᴀᴄʜ™🌐 @StepbackAch1
Harden is so fun to watch when he is on and feels like playing lol …
kingtisemedia @kingtisemedia
Kevin Durant, Paul George and Harden locked in crazy today
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James Harden and PG came clutch tonight. 😤 pic.twitter.com/96pPpm2w0O
Kevin Durant put up a valiant effort in the loss, scoring 30 points on 58.8 percent shooting to go along with seven rebounds and two assists. However, the Suns struggled to crash the glass on both ends of the floor. Phoenix secured 25 rebounds as a team compared to Los Angeles grabbing 44 boards.
The Clippers moved to 23-13, while the Suns fell to 19-18.
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