Norman Powell helps spur a late Clippers run, but Devin Booker and Kevin Durant help the Phoenix Suns hold on for a 111-109 victory.

Led by Kevin Durant and Devin Booker, the Western Conference's eighth-place Suns have played well in January, winning seven of their last nine, and are 8-4 overall this month. The Clippers are sixth in the West standings, led by veteran stars James Harden and Kawhi Leonard, plus their top scorer this season Norman Powell.

Don’t be surprised to see the Suns rising as the second half of the regular season unfolds. They have all the pieces to be much better than what their current record indicates.

Ivica Zubac, James Harden and Norman Powell again lead the Clippers, who use a 10-0 surge to pull within one point with 40.4 seconds left, but the Suns hold on for a 111-109 win.

The Phoenix Suns nearly blew a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter of Monday’s 111-109 win over the Los Angeles Clippers before a sellout crowd of 17,071 at Footprint Center. Up 13 points with 5:08 remaining in the fourth,

The Clippers only lead Phoenix by 2.5 games for the sixth seed in the West - and a guaranteed spot in the playoffs. The Suns can officially clinch the head-to-head tiebreaker tonight as well after earning two victories against them on the road in the first two weeks of the season.

Devin Booker put up 26 points and the host Phoenix Suns held off a late charge by the Los Angeles Clippers for a 111-109 win on Monday night. Booker did a good portion of his damage from 3-point range,

James Harden added 24 points and 10 assists, while Powell scored 23 points. Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) shoots over Los Angeles Clippers guard Norman Powell (24) during the second half of ...

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