Kevin Durant and Key Suns Players to Watch vs. the Clippers - April 10

Minnesota's defensive effort in Game 2 was a transformative sight. In what appeared to be an effort to become one with their team name, they swarmed, smashed, hounded, snarled, took, and destroyed for 24 straight minutes to start the game. Not an inch of the court was safe.

Suns vs. Clippers: Players to Watch

Suns Key Players

Kevin Durant is averaging 27.3 points, 5.2 assists and 6.6 boards.

Booker averages 27.5 points, 4.7 rebounds and 6.9 assists, shooting 49.8% from the floor and 36.6% from downtown, with 2.2 made treys per game.

Jusuf Nurkic is averaging 11.1 points, 11.0 boards and 3.8 assists. At the other end, he averages 1.0 steal and 1.0 block.

Grayson Allen is averaging 13.5 points, 3.9 boards and 3.1 assists. At the other end, he averages 0.9 steals and 0.6 blocked shots.

Bradley Beal is averaging 17.3 points, 5.0 assists and 4.3 rebounds.

Clippers Key Players

Ivica Zubac averages 11.6 points for the Clippers, plus 9.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists.

The Clippers get 11.2 points per game from Russell Westbrook, plus 5.1 boards and 4.5 assists.

Norman Powell's numbers on the season are 14.0 points, 2.6 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. He is making 48.8% of his shots from the field and 43.8% from 3-point range (fourth in league), with an average of 2.2 triples.

Terance Mann's numbers on the season are 8.7 points, 3.4 boards and 1.6 assists per contest. He is making 50.7% of his shots from the field and 34.3% from beyond the arc, with an average of 1.0 treys.

Daniel Theis' numbers on the season are 6.1 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. He is draining 53.4% of his shots from the field.

Suns vs. Clippers Stat Insights

Phoenix Key Stats

The Suns are outscoring opponents by 2.7 points per game with a +215 scoring differential overall. They put up 116.1 points per game (10th in the NBA) and give up 113.4 per outing (13th in the league).

Phoenix prevails in the rebound battle by an average of 2.8 boards. It is grabbing 44.2 rebounds per game (ninth in the league) compared to its opponents' 41.4 per contest.

The Suns connect on 12.3 three-pointers per game (19th in the league), while their opponents have made 13.2 on average.

Phoenix's 116.2 points per 100 possessions on offense rank sixth in the NBA, and the 113 points it allows per 100 possessions rank 18th in the league.

Los Angeles Key Stats

The Clippers outscore opponents by 3.7 points per game (posting 115.9 points per game, 11th in league, and giving up 112.2 per outing, 10th in NBA) and have a +297 scoring differential.

Los Angeles ranks 20th in the league at 42.8 rebounds per game. That's similar to the 41.9 its opponents average.

The Clippers make 12.7 three-pointers per game (14th in the league), while their opponents have made 12.9 on average.

Los Angeles' 116.6 points per 100 possessions on offense rank fourth in the NBA, and the 112.4 points it allows per 100 possessions rank 12th in the league.

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