{"id":486927,"date":"2024-10-24T02:33:42","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T06:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=486927"},"modified":"2024-10-24T02:34:49","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T06:34:49","slug":"phoenix-suns-beats-clippers-in-ot-durant-scores-25","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/phoenix-suns-beats-clippers-in-ot-durant-scores-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Phoenix Suns beats Clippers in OT, Durant scores 25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In a thrilling night of NBA action, the Phoenix Suns edged out the Los Angeles Clippers 116-113 in overtime, while the <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/team\/milwaukee-bucks\/\">Milwaukee Bucks<\/a> secured a comfortable 124-109 win over the <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/team\/philadelphia-76ers\/\">Philadelphia 76ers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In Los Angeles, the highly anticipated game at the Clippers&#8217; new arena, the Intuit Dome, did not disappoint. The first quarter was a closely contested battle, with the Suns holding a slim 23-22 lead. The Suns extended their advantage in the second quarter, going into halftime up 47-39.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">SUNS SURVIVE VS. CLIPPERS IN WILD OT \ud83e\udd2f<\/p>\n<p>KD: 25 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL<br \/>\nBradley Beal: 24 PTS, 3 REB, 8-12 FG <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hsROybJuwb\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/hsROybJuwb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BleacherReport\/status\/1849318387585028217?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>However, the Clippers mounted a strong comeback in the third quarter, overtaking the Suns and entering the final period with a 2-point lead. With the score tied at 103-103 at the end of regulation, the game headed to overtime, where the Suns outscored the Clippers 13-10 to seal the victory.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/player\/kevin-durant\/\">Kevin Durant<\/a> led the Suns with 25 points and 7 rebounds in 44 minutes, while Bradley Beal added 24 points in 38 minutes. Despite a standout performance from Clippers star James Harden, who posted a near triple-double with 29 points, 12 rebounds, and 8 assists in 40 minutes, the Clippers fell short in overtime.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z_RtVuytuxk?si=W4fQ9LceYM3BcKkO\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in Philadelphia, the Milwaukee Bucks started their season with a commanding win over the 76ers. After a tight first quarter, with the 76ers leading 23-22, the Bucks took control in the second quarter, building an 11-point halftime lead at 58-47. Milwaukee continued to dominate in the third quarter, further extending their lead. Although the 76ers pushed hard in the final period, they couldn\u2019t overcome the deficit.<\/p>\n<p>Damian Lillard led the Bucks with 30 points, 9 rebounds, and 6 assists in his debut with the team, while <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/player\/giannis-antetokounmpo\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/player\/giannis-antetokounmpo\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/player\/giannis-antetokounmpo\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/player\/giannis-antetokounmpo\/\"><a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/player\/giannis-antetokounmpo\/\">Giannis Antetokounmpo<\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a><\/a> contributed a double-double with 25 points, 14 rebounds, and 7 assists. For Philadelphia, Tyrese Maxey put up 25 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists, but the absence of star center <a href=\"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/nba\/player\/joel-embiid\/\">Joel Embiid<\/a>, sidelined with an injury, was felt as the 76ers struggled against one of their main Eastern Conference rivals.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xjHnwlU3wk4?si=4JCtN7kuf60GQ177\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a thrilling night of NBA action, the Phoenix Suns edged out the Los Angeles Clippers 116-113 in overtime, while the Milwaukee Bucks [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":137,"featured_media":486928,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false},"tags":[17188,16726,16840,17005],"news_category":[16706,16715,14084],"gn_keywords":[18478,17841,17913,17557],"acf":{"announce":"Milwaukee Bucks left 76ers now chance in Philly, winning 124-109","video":["video"]},"rank_math_focus_keyword":"","rank_math_description":"","rank_math_title":"","rank_math_robots":"","rank_math_canonical_url":"","rank_math_facebook_title":"","rank_math_facebook_description":"","rank_math_facebook_image":"","rank_math_twitter_title":"","rank_math_twitter_description":"","rank_math_twitter_image":"","rank_math_snippet_shortcode":"","rank_math_primary_category":"","rankmath_seo":{"focus_keyword":"","description":"","title":"","canonical_url":"","robots":"","facebook":{"title":"","description":"","image":""},"twitter":{"title":"","description":"","image":""}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/486927"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/137"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=486927"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/486927\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":486931,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/486927\/revisions\/486931"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/486928"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=486927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=486927"},{"taxonomy":"news_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news_category?post=486927"},{"taxonomy":"gn_keywords","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/gn_keywords?post=486927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}