LAC vs PHX Dream11: Los Angeles Clippers will be looking to get back to winning ways when they host Phoenix Suns in the NBA regular-season at Staples Center, on Wednesday morning. The Clippers lost 108-106 to Chicago Bulls in the last game, a result which ended their four-game winning run. That said, the Clippers remain 2nd in the Western Conference and are 20-8 on the season. They are 13-1 in home games but seemed to struggle against the teams from the same conference, as five of the 8 defeats have come against Western Conference teams. The Suns, on the other hand, also arrive in this game off a defeat as they lost 110-111 to Portland Trail Blazers in the last match.
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Match details:
Teams: Los Angeles Clippers and Phoenix Suns
Venue: Staples Center
Match Timing: December 18, @ 09:00 AM
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Key players:
Kawhi Leonard: Leads the scoring charts for the Clippers.
Paul George: All-Star. More than capable of outscoring Leonard an everybody else.
Devin Booker: Suns’ biggest star. The only player on the roster with an average in the 20s.
Ricky Rubio: Consistent and can be a difference-maker.
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Los Angeles Clippers: Kawhi Leonard is expected to play after missing the last match due to load management. But the Clippers will be without a host of first-team players in the shape of Lou Williams (calf injury), Patrick Beverley (concussion) and JaMychal Green (back injury).
Phoenix Suns team news: Devin Booker missed the last few games due to an arm injury, and remains on the team’s questionable list. Deandre Ayton returns from a 25-game ban and is expected to start the game.
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Los Angeles Clippers: Maurice Harkless, Landry Shamet / Kawhi Leonard, Ivica Zubac, Paul George, Landry Shamet / Terance Mann
Phoenix Suns: Kelly Oubre Jr., Dario Saric, Frank Kaminsky, Devin Booker / Mikal Bridges, Ricky Rubio
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Likely squads:
Los Angeles Clippers: Paul George, Landry Shamet, Kawhi Leonard, Ivica Zubac, Montrezl Harrell, Maurice Harkless, Terance Mann, Patrick Patterson, Jerome Robinson
Phoenix Suns: Devin Booker, Deandre Ayton, Mikal Bridges, Jevon Carter, Aron Baynes, Elie Okobo, Tyler Johnson, Cameron Johnson, Ricky Rubio, Kelly Oubre Jr., Frank Kaminsky, Cheick Diallo, Dario Saric, Frank Kaminsky
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Team 1:
PG: R Rubio
SG: Leonard (SP), C Johnson
SF: P George, M Harkless, M Bridges
PF: D Saric
C: M Harrell
Team 2:
PG: R Rubio
SG: Leonard (SP), C Johnson
SF: M Bridges
PF: D Saric, Patterson
C: M Harrell, D Ayton
Notes: If Leonard doesn’t play, choose George in both teams.