Mikal Bridges scored 27 points, Chris Paul added 15 points and 13 assists and the Phoenix Suns snapped a five-game losing streak with a 111-95 victory over the depleted Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night.
Devin Booker scored 14 points in his return from a two-game absence with a hamstring injury for the Suns, whose longest skid in three years ended with a blowout of a Clippers lineup missing most of its important players. Phoenix took a 27-point lead in the first half and maintained a comfortable double-digit margin while closing out just its second win in eight games in December.
The Suns also were depleted: Deandre Ayton couldn't play after injuring his ankle in the first half of Phoenix's loss at Houston on Tuesday, and Cameron Payne sat out with a foot injury that incurred in the same game. "He's a prideful player," Suns coach Monty Williams said."He needed a forklift to get his lip off the ground the other night, he was so down about his performance. ... When he's shooting the ball like , we're a pretty good team."
Leonard sat out for the 21st time this season to rest his surgically repaired right knee. George sat for the ninth time this season, citing left knee soreness after playing in the previous six games.
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