{"id":18775,"date":"2023-04-21T06:49:59","date_gmt":"2023-04-21T06:49:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/nba-roundup-devin-booker-2\/"},"modified":"2023-04-21T06:50:39","modified_gmt":"2023-04-21T06:50:39","slug":"nba-roundup-devin-booker-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/nba-roundup-devin-booker-2\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA roundup: Devin Booker leads Suns to series lead vs. Clippers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Devin Booker recorded 45 points, seven rebounds and three steals to lead the visiting Phoenix Suns to a 129-124 victory over the short-handed Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night.<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p>Kevin Durant added 28 points as fourth-seeded Phoenix took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference first-round series. Game 4 is scheduled for Saturday in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p>Kawhi Leonard (knee) sat out for the Clippers and Norman Powell moved into the starting lineup and established a personal playoff career high with 42 points. Russell Westbrook added 30 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds for fifth-seeded Los Angeles, which has dropped the past two games after winning the series opener.<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p>Craig scored 15 points and Deandre Ayton added 12 points and 11 rebounds for the Suns. Bones Hyland put up 20 points for Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p>Warriors 114, Kings 97<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p>Stephen Curry scored a game-high 36 points and Golden State got back into its Western Conference first-round playoff series against Sacramento with a win in San Francisco.<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p>The Warriors&#8217; Kevon Looney pulled down 20 rebounds and set a postseason career high with nine assists (he scored four points). Andrew Wiggins finished with 20 points for the Warriors, who trail 2-1 heading into a game in San Francisco on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p>De&#8217;Aaron Fox had 26 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists to pace the Kings. Domantas Sabonis tallied 15 points and 16 rebounds and Harrison Barnes chipped in 17 points.<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p>76ers 102, Nets 97<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p>Tyrese Maxey scored 25 points, including the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 44.7 seconds remaining as Philadelphia withstood the ejection of James Harden to outlast Brooklyn in New York.<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p>The 76ers, up 3-0 in the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series, can eliminate the Nets on Saturday in Game 4 in New York.<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p>Harden scored 21 before being ejected for committing a flagrant foul 2 when he elbowed Royce O&#8217;Neale late in the third quarter. Mikal Bridges led all scorers with 26 points but shot 9-for-26 and was 1-for-5 in the fourth when the Nets were held to 15 points.<\/p>\n<p \/>\n<p>&#8211;Field Level Media<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/nba-roundup-devin-booker-2\/nba-playoffs-phoenix-suns-at-los-angeles-clippers\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reuters_Direct_Media\/USOnlineReportSportsNews\/tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ3K065-VIEWIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ3K065-VIEWIMAGE\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/nba-roundup-devin-booker-2\/nba-playoffs-sacramento-kings-at-golden-state-warriors\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reuters_Direct_Media\/USOnlineReportSportsNews\/tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ3K066-VIEWIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ3K066-VIEWIMAGE\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/nba-roundup-devin-booker-2\/nba-playoffs-philadelphia-76ers-at-brooklyn-nets\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/lynettelockhart.com\/client\/wp-content\/uploads\/Reuters_Direct_Media\/USOnlineReportSportsNews\/tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ3K067-VIEWIMAGE.jpg\" alt=\"tagreuters.com2023binary_LYNXMPEJ3K067-VIEWIMAGE\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Devin Booker recorded 45 points, seven rebounds and three steals to lead the visiting Phoenix Suns to a 129-124 victory over the short-handed Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night. 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