Clippers vs Suns Game Breakdown

Get ready for a sizzling showdown as the Los Angeles Clippers clip their way into the Footprint Center, aiming to dim the shine of the Phoenix Suns in a first-round NBA Playoff clash that promises more fireworks than a Fourth of July parade! With the Clippers sailing in on a high tide from a recent victory and the Suns burning bright after scorching their last opponents, tonight’s game, tipping off at 10:30 PM EST, is set to recalibrate the excitement meter. The stakes? Just a few notches below boiling, with the Clippers perched at the edge of the Western conference lead and the Suns hot on their heels. And with the betting lines drawing a razor-thin margin, who will flip the script and who will flop under pressure? Let’s see if the Clippers can keep their cool or if the Suns will turn up the heat and eclipse their hopes in tonight’s epic face-off!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: January 27, 2025 10:30PM EST

Location: Footprint Center, Phoenix

Vegas Odds

	LAC ML	PHX ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-115	-105	223.0	-1.0/1.0
Recent	-120	-110	222.5	-1.0/1.0
Difference	-5	-5	-0.5	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

32W-26L

54.5% Win Probability

LAST 10

7W-3L

HOME

35W-23L

45.5% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
10/31/24	Phoenix Suns PHX	20	32	39	34	00	125	Over
10/31/24	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	37	33	23	26	00	119	Over
10/23/24	Phoenix Suns PHX	23	24	25	31	130	116	Over
10/23/24	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	22	17	35	29	100	113	Over
04/10/24	Phoenix Suns PHX	28	27	37	32	00	124	Over
04/10/24	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	27	29	37	15	00	108	Over
04/09/24	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	37	29	18	21	00	105	Under
04/09/24	Phoenix Suns PHX	10	23	35	24	00	92	Under
01/08/24	Phoenix Suns PHX	31	32	28	20	00	111	Over
01/08/24	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	34	37	30	37	00	138	Over
01/03/24	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	35	35	37	24	00	131	Over
01/03/24	Phoenix Suns PHX	20	31	40	31	00	122	Over
04/09/23	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	19	29	34	37	00	119	Over
04/09/23	Phoenix Suns PHX	28	25	33	28	00	114	Over
02/16/23	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	28	26	37	25	00	116	Over
02/16/23	Phoenix Suns PHX	23	29	32	23	00	107	Over
12/15/22	Phoenix Suns PHX	29	35	25	22	00	111	Under
12/15/22	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	18	19	33	25	00	95	Under
10/23/22	Phoenix Suns PHX	33	28	25	26	00	112	Under
10/23/22	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	18	23	31	23	00	95	Under
04/06/22	Phoenix Suns PHX	22	9	30	48	00	109	Under
04/06/22	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	26	34	27	26	00	113	Under
02/15/22	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	26	21	25	24	00	96	Under
02/15/22	Phoenix Suns PHX	22	31	28	22	00	103	Under
01/06/22	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	20	20	26	23	00	89	Under
01/06/22	Phoenix Suns PHX	21	35	19	31	00	106	Under
12/13/21	Phoenix Suns PHX	21	23	25	26	00	95	Under
12/13/21	Los Angeles Clippers LAC	27	29	23	32	00	111	Under

Clippers Vs Over/Under

Suns Vs Over/Under

Clippers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/23	@ WAS	110-93W	55	29	18	88
01/22	@ BOS	113-117L	40	24	22	90
01/20	@ CHI	99-112L	40	24	9	94
01/19	@ LAL	116-102W	38	27	12	89
01/16	vs POR	118-89W	50	23	15	78
01/15	@ BRO	126-67W	46	26	14	79
01/13	@ MIA	109-98W	48	28	11	93
01/08	vs DEN	103-126L	40	14	11	80
01/06	vs MIN	106-108L	49	23	13	89
01/04	@ ATL	131-105W	48	36	17	96

Suns Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/22	vs BRO	108-84W	48	28	11	88
01/20	vs CLE	92-118L	34	22	17	77
01/18	vs DET	125-121W	50	25	9	86
01/16	vs WAS	130-123W	47	33	16	85
01/14	vs ATL	117-122L	37	28	13	84
01/12	@ CHA	120-113W	39	31	12	87
01/11	@ UTA	114-106W	38	26	11	86
01/09	@ ATL	123-115W	42	33	16	85
01/07	vs CHA	104-115L	42	27	11	92
01/06	vs PHI	109-99W	44	32	12	81

Starting Lineups

Los Angeles Clippers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
James Harden PG	44.0	44.2	41.2	100%	41.6
Derrick Jones Jr. PF	20.0	28.9	19.1	90%	19.8
Kawhi Leonard SF	28.0	23.1	34.8	100%	35.1
Norman Powell SG	36.0	33.5	34.1	100%	34.5
Ivica Zubac C	37.0	39.0	35.6	100%	36.0

Phoenix Suns	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Bradley Beal SF	28.0	26.6	29.6	77%	30.7
Devin Booker SG	45.0	46.1	43.8	100%	44.1
Kevin Durant PF	48.0	47.5	45.5	100%	45.8
Tyus Jones PG	23.0	24.5	25.5	100%	25.9
Nick Richards C	29.0	25.4	22.6	57%	25.8

Clippers Notable Injuries

Kris Dunn (SG): Avg: 5.5pts, 3.0reb, 3.4ast, 20.2 minutes. Last game: 01/20/25. Impact: 2.1
Bones Hyland (PG): Avg: 6.7pts, 1.4reb, 2.1ast, 13.1 minutes. Last game: 01/22/25. Impact: 2.3
Jordan Miller (SG): Avg: 4.3pts, 1.7reb, 0.9ast, 11.0 minutes. Last game: 01/22/25. Impact: 1.4
Trentyn Flowers (SG): Avg: 4.5pts, 2.0reb, 0.0ast, 7.9 minutes. Last game: 01/20/25. Impact: 0.8
Kai Jones (C): Avg: 2.2pts, 1.7reb, 0.4ast, 7.7 minutes. Last game: 01/23/25. Impact: 0.9
Kobe Brown (PF/C): Avg: 2.1pts, 1.7reb, 0.5ast, 8.1 minutes. Last game: 01/23/25. Impact: 1.7
Cam Christie (SG): Avg: 1.2pts, 1.2reb, 0.4ast, 5.7 minutes. Last game: 01/23/25. Impact: 0.5

Suns Notable Injuries

Ryan Dunn (SF/PF): Avg: 8.2pts, 3.6reb, 0.9ast, 21.0 minutes. Last game: 01/22/25. Impact: 3.5
Bol Bol (PF/C): Avg: 4.7pts, 2.9reb, 0.3ast, 10.0 minutes. Last game: 01/22/25. Impact: 1.0
Collin Gillespie (PG): Avg: 3.5pts, 0.9reb, 1.0ast, 8.9 minutes. Last game: 01/22/25. Impact: 1.6

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Kevin Durant	PHX	Pts	24.5	27.2	+2.7	40%	50%	67%	67%	LAC	+1.3	#23
Derrick Jones Jr.	LAC	Pts	8.5	10.2	+1.7	100%	90%	73%	73%	PHX	+1.6	#26
Tyus Jones	PHX	Reb	1.5	2.1	+0.6	60%	60%	67%	67%	LAC	+0.4	#23
Devin Booker	PHX	Reb	3.5	4.1	+0.6	40%	60%	53%	53%	LAC	-0.4	#8
Kawhi Leonard	LAC	Ast	1.5	2.3	+0.8	40%	60%	73%	73%	PHX	0.0	#15
Grayson Allen	PHX	Ast	1.5	2.3	+0.8	80%	50%	53%	53%	LAC	-0.7	#4
Norman Powell	LAC	3Pt	2.5	3.6	+1.1	60%	60%	67%	67%	PHX	-0.1	#12

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Clippers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#13	#12	#30	#14	0.2%
PF	#1	#2	#14	#1	-19.6%
PG	#7	#23	#16	#16	-0.8%
SF	#23	#21	#19	#21	4.4%
SG	#15	#8	#4	#7	-5.9%

Suns Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#18	#26	#7	#13	-1.6%
PF	#25	#20	#24	#25	5.6%
PG	#9	#13	#17	#12	-1.6%
SF	#26	#16	#15	#15	1.3%
SG	#9	#25	#5	#13	-2.8%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

108.0

113.1

Rebounds per Game

42.4

42.0

Assists per Game

23.7

28.2

Steals per Game

9.9

7.8

Blocks per Game

4.8

5.0

Shots per Game

85.8

84.5

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.0

13.1

2-Pt Percentage per Game

55.4

55.6

3-Pt Percentage per Game

34.3

38.1

Turnovers per Game

15.0

13.2

Fouls per Game

17.5

18.3

Recent Trends

James Harden (PG) is coming off a triple-double where he put up 17.0 pts, 12.0 reb, 13.0 ast against WAS
Derrick Jones Jr. (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 41.8% to 31.3, 22.1 min average previous 3 games.
Terance Mann (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 97.8% to 28.5, 14.4 min average previous 3 games.
Jusuf Nurkic (C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 46.3% to 15.6, 29.0 min average previous 3 games.
Mason Plumlee (C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 40.1% to 11.4, 19.1 min average previous 3 games.
Kevin Porter Jr. (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 65.0% to 24.4, 14.8 min average previous 3 games.