The Phoenix Suns have been one of the most surprising teams in the league this season in the NBA and on Monday night they will face off against the Los Angeles Clippers at the Staples Center and the game starts up at 10:30 pm and comes after LA defeated the Jazz and is the last game on the 2013 schedule for the teams and things will now jump into 2014 for the western conference hopefuls.
The Clippers came into the season with championship expectations and they have been very solid, going 21-11 this season and they have played well at home and now they will get a chance to push their Pacific division lead against the Suns. Chris Paul helped lead the team to a division title last year with Blake Griffin and now Doc Rivers is working on making the team a title ready roster and they come into the game ranked fifth in the NBA in scoring with over 100 points per game and Rivers has been preaching and getting defense, as the team is allowing just 99 per game and now they will play against the Suns after dealing with the Utah Jazz in an easy game and then LA hosts the Charlotte Bobcats at the Staples Center.
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Paul has shown once again why he is the best point guard in the NBA and he has helped the team rank fifth in the league in assists per game and Griffin has been a force down low, leading the team in scoring and putting up career high numbers. The Suns are coming into the game after a win against the Philadelphia 76ers and the team got 22 points and 13 rebounds from Miles Plumlee and the Suns have been playing above expectations this season and they have the Memphis Grizzlies next after playing against the Clippers.
The team is averaging over 103 points per game to rank 10th in the league and the defense has been solid as well, ranking 16th in the league and heading into the matchup Phoenix is the team ranked second in the pacific division. DeAndre Jordan is leading the Clippers in rebounding with 13 boards per game and Eric Bledsoe has played well for the Suns since the Slippers traded him and now the two teams will go at it starting up at 10:30 pm on Monday night.