Tyronn Lue Praises Devin Booker After The Clippers Lost To The Suns: “We Couldn’t Stop Him, We Had No Answer For Him.”

Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue admitted they had no answers for Devin Booker, who put on a show in their first-round series.

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The undermanned Los Angeles Clippers battled hard in their first-round series against the Phoenix Suns but ultimately lost in five games.

They could have extended the series as they were leading in Game 5, but the Suns used a huge third quarter to take control, with Devin Booker leading the way. After the game, Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue admitted they had no answer for Booker.

“Booker was tough all series,” Lue said. “We couldn’t stop him, we had no answer for him. We tried to blitz, we couldn’t get him blitzed, we tried to fire, we couldn’t get our fires and he was really elusive. Could split, can dribble around and it was just tough for us.”

(starts at 2:07 mark):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dN5O4AM3ou4

Booker had 25 points in the third quarter alone and finished the game with 47. He also had 8 rebounds and 2 steals to his name as the Suns won 136-130. Booker has arguably been the best player in the playoffs so far, as he has averaged 37.2 PPG, 5.0 RPG, 6.4 APG, 2.6 SPG, and 1.0 BPG. He was also incredibly efficient, shooting 60.2% from the field and 46.7% from beyond the arc.


Kevin Durant Was Full Of Praise For Devin Booker

When the Suns traded for Kevin Durant earlier this season from the Brooklyn Nets, he was expected to be their best player, but it has been Booker so far in the playoffs. Durant was full of praise for his teammate after this masterful showing and added that he is grateful to get a chance to play with him.

KD’s presence is partly why Booker has been so great, as the Clippers were focusing on Durant in this series. It gave Booker more freedom, and he made the Clippers pay. The Conference Semifinals now will pose a much tougher challenge in the Denver Nuggets, and the Suns will need Booker to keep this up if they are to get past the top seed in the West.

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Gautam Varier is a staff writer and columnist for Fadeaway World from Mumbai, India. He graduated from Symbiosis International University with a Master of Business specializing in Sports Management in 2020. This educational achievement enables Gautam to apply sophisticated analytical techniques to his incisive coverage of basketball, blending business acumen with sports knowledge.Before joining Fadeaway World in 2022, Gautam honed his journalistic skills at Sportskeeda and SportsKPI, where he covered a range of sports topics with an emphasis on basketball. His passion for the sport was ignited after witnessing the high-octane offense of the Steve Nash-led Phoenix Suns. Among the Suns, Shawn Marion stood out to Gautam as an all-time underrated NBA player. Marion’s versatility as a defender and his rebounding prowess, despite being just 6’7”, impressed Gautam immensely. He admired Marion’s finishing ability at the rim and his shooting, despite an unconventional jump shot, believing that Marion’s skill set would have been even more appreciated in today’s NBA.This transformative experience not only deepened his love for basketball but also shaped his approach to sports writing, enabling him to connect with readers through vivid storytelling and insightful analysis.
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