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The Phoenix Suns held off a fourth quarter charge by the Los Angeles Clippers to squeeze out a 130-122 win on Saturday for their first victory in the series in three years.
Devin Booker scored 30 points, Kelly Oubre added 20 as the Suns outgunned the Kawhi Leonard-led Clipper offence in front of a crowd of 18,000 at the Talking Stick Resort Arena.
"That's going to be our identity," said Booker. "It is a whole different mindset. A whole different mentality. We are all moving as one and we are sticking together."
Phoenix led by 15 points halfway through the final quarter but the Clippers cut it to six on Leonard's three pointer with less than two minutes remaining. Phoenix's Tyler Johnson then drained a shot from beyond the arc to blunt the Los Angeles rally.
The Suns won for the first time since losing centre Deandre Ayton to a 25-game suspension for a failed drug test.
Phoenix also halted a 12-game losing skid to the Clippers.
Frank Kaminsky had 18 points, eight rebounds and six assists for the Suns, who have won two of the season's first three games for the first time since 2015.
"Holding that team to 22 points in the first quarter means we got off to a great start. They were...