Kevin Durant Leads Phoenix Suns CLUTCH Win To Ruin Clippers Arena Opener
The Phoenix Suns clinched a thrilling 116-113 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers, led by Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal’s late game heroics at the new Intuit Dome.
Brendon Kleen and Ben Garcia break down the Suns’ clutch win, including how KD and Beal closed it out, the team’s strange step back on offense, and the surprise roles of both Ryan Dunn and Oso Ighodaro.
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30 Comments
Damn, I really miss the Brendon solo shows.
got beat by 45 the last time they played them and you're complaining about winning in OT? Kawhi didn't play in that game either.
Who helped win that game in the end 🎉 NurkDog 💪🏾😁drained those free throws to seal the deal baby 😅
Did I miss something but where was nurk in the 3rd? He was M.I.A. did he get hurt or something because I didn't see him much. Did he disappear? This was a wild game
Nurk and KD had 11 turnovers between the 2 of them. If not for too many turnovers, suns win this game easily
Morris and Tyus combined for 10 assists with 0 turnovers
We brought in Jones to stop late game turnover..so why was Durant/Beal got ball in hand
Beal was huge, not only in OT but also at the end of the 3rd quarter to help us get back into the game.
The Suns have the same problem they had last year. Any team that plays lockdown defense the Suns will struggle. You never know when Booker is going to forget how to play. The turnovers are still there mostly from KD, and Nurkic is unplayable at the end of the game. Beal played very well. Grayson has put on too much weight he can't even jump anymore. 🏀🕵️♂️🏟️
2 mins left in the game, Suns are up by 4, they get the stop, KD bricks a three 2 seconds into a shot clock… basketball iq of a guinea pig
Sorry but it’s hard to come on here and listen to Ben wine and complain. He seems disappointed that the Suns won so that he couldn’t go on his tangent. Not sure how many times I’ll be tuning in much during the season. Brendon went to my daughter’s high school so I’ll try to keep be supportive but it’s tough to listen to all the negativity.
Durant was over doing it at the end and had too many turnovers. He hit clutch shots as well don't get me wrong but we need more flowing offense to stop getting into these moments
Do they win this game with playoff officiating that’s always going to be the question
lm waiting for 10 games before l decide about the suns
what 2nd quarter was good
can't change old habits in 1 game lmao but those turn overs hurt and need better defense
it was the first game guys boy lots of hate a ugly win is still a win be thankful they won
Books game will always be compromised as long as Beal is on team. Forced him to play out of position.
I’m happy we won ngl but the way you guys talked about it yesterday , they should have one with ease . That’s why I was hesitant to be over hyped as you guys were. 1 of 82 but I think the expectations (at this point in the season) are too high right now
A win on the road in the NBA is great. Let’s go Suns. Going to be a great season 🏀🙏
Of course completely ignore that Beal got smoked on D by Coffee
Ben is exaggerating about the first 3 quarters, the first half was excelent.
Even though our stars werent perfoming, the suns were dominant and the ball was in constant movement. It was the 3rd quarter the problem.
The Referees Were Just Pathetic. No Calls During Regulation. FINALLY Got A Few Calls In Overtime! If Those Refs Call This Game Down The Middle, Our Phoenix Suns Win By 10+ Points In Regulation! Still Waiting On How Booker Fouled Out When He Wasn't Near The Player Who Got Him Fouled Out! DO BETTER Refs! I Almost Lost My Voice!!
This man is shaking his head before he speaking so im leaving before he speak. We 100 percent lose that game last year.
The best scorer on this suns team and arguable the best scorer of all time is KD, unfortunately for the Sun KD is also the best defender on the team
Playing both ends of the floor wear KD down. The first game of the season and your best player had to be your best defender to. KD will wear down by the end of the season if he continues doing this
I agree with pretty much everything except for the defense part.
I think the defense was overshadowed by the fact that Clippers were making a lot of circus shots near. There's not much you can do about that in the modern NBA.
Either the rebounding or turnovers need to be fixed, you can’t be bad at both of you want to contend
Put kd at sf
They need to involve beal more. Specially when book fouled out they stopped passing the ball around and just went kd iso ball