Not many people were giving the Clippers much of a chance in Game 1 of their first round playoff series with the star-studded Suns, but L.A. showed they have some big dogs of their own in picking up a 115-110 win and stealing home court advantage in the process. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The common perception is that Phoenix bounces back to tie the series here, after all Kevin Durant<\/strong> had a 27\/9\/11 line in Game 1 while Devin Booker <\/strong>scored 28 points and Chris Paul<\/strong> had 11 rebounds and 10 assists<\/a>. It seems like that kind of production will be the norm for the Suns’ big three this series. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The Clippers withstood solid games from Durant, Booker, and Paul while at one span building up a 16-point lead in the 2nd quarter of Game 1. Kawhi Leonard<\/strong> was the alpha dog of the opener, dropping 38 points on 13-24 shooting in his first playoff game in 2 years. Russell Westbrook<\/strong> wasn’t great from the field on Sunday (3-19) but he made some clutch plays down the stretch and will be a factor in this series regardless of how he shoots. <\/p>\n\n\n\n