The LA Clippers and Phoenix Suns have played twice this season, and there have been conflicting moments that have resulted in technical fouls, flagrant fouls, expulsions and a lot of “breasts”.
After Paul George scored 33 points to help the Clippers beat the Suns 113-103 at the Staples Center in a game that had a playoff feel, the Clippers All-Star guard pointed out for the second time this season how the Suns do lots of “breasts”.
This time, George added that he couldn’t care less about the Suns (36-15).
“We focused on ourselves,” George said when asked about the Suns. “I don’t know what that cry is about. We focused on ourselves. I don’t care what they do there. I don’t care who they are or what they do.
“I’m locked up. They can scream, I let them have it tonight. I just stayed in my area, I stayed in my place, I don’t know. … I don’t care what they are. Doing. “We are focused on ourselves here. We are focused on improving. Tonight was a fun match and we appreciate the challenge.”
The Clippers (35-18) won their third straight game by eliminating the Suns for the second time this season. And there was extracurricular activity between the two Western candidates again.
Suns All-Star Devin Booker has had a technical foul and a flagrant foul on a Kawhi Leonard drive into the basket. Clippers striker Patrick Guardley was sent off in the fourth quarter for a foul while trying to prevent Chris Paul from taking off with a forearm tremor that broke his step. And LA player Marcus Morris Sr. was sent off at the end of the game after picking up his second technical foul in less than three minutes.
“I have no worries,” Clippers coach Ty Lue said Thursday about the controversy between the two teams. “I love it. When you compete at a high level against one of the best teams in the league, you do what you do to win. And I thought our guys were physical. We competed, we fought.”
“There will be games like this in which he will be xippy,” Lue added. “They’re fighting for something, we’re fighting for something, so it’s going to happen and I agree with that.”
New Clipper Rajon Rondo said the Suns were starting back and forth. The veteran played his best game with his new team with 15 points and nine assists.
“I love to chat a bit and they started almost in the first half,” Rondo said. “Other than that, I was just trying to play the game, but sometimes it involves a bit of chatter.”
During the Clippers’ 112-107 victory in Phoenix on January 3, in the first meeting of the season between the two teams, George scored 39 points, but also exchanged words with Booker and Paul, leading to technical fouls. of the fourth quarter between Booker and George.
After that game, George said the Suns were talking junk to him.
“For whatever reason, there are a lot of breasts,” George said after that match. “And people who only live in the past.”