INGLEWOOD, Calif. -- — James Harden scored 30 points, Kawhi Leonard added 27 and the Los Angeles Clippers routed the Phoenix Suns 129-102 Friday night in their home opener.

The Clippers bounced back after a season-opening, 21-point loss at Utah, where they trailed by 37 points.

Derrick Jones Jr. didn't miss a shot in scoring 17 points, making five 3-pointers and another field goal.

Harden made five 3-pointers, all nine of his free throws and had seven rebounds and seven assists in leading the NBA's oldest team this season. The Clippers shot 55% from 3-point range.

Phoenix's Dillon Brooks scored 21 points, hitting five 3-pointers, and Devin Booker added 18 points and seven assists. The Suns rallied from 20 points down to beat Sacramento in their season opener, but couldn't muster a similar effort from a much deeper deficit.

The Suns had a 12-0 run in the first to lead by nine. The Clippers took over for good in the second, opening with their own 12-0 spurt on their way to a 72-56 halftime lead.

Los Angeles began the third the same way, with another 12-0 run in which Leonard scored eight and Jones made a 3-pointer. The Clippers led by 32 points — their largest of the game — on John Collins' dunk. Brooks and Booker combined to score 16 of the Suns' 21 points as they trailed 106-77 going into the fourth.

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Suns: At Denver on Saturday night.

Clippers: Host Portland on Sunday.

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TIME	PLAY
12:00	Oso Ighodaro vs. Ivica Zubac (Devin Booker gains possession)	0	0
11:42	Grayson Allen misses 24-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:39	Derrick Jones Jr. defensive rebound	0	0
11:35	Derrick Jones Jr. makes two point shot	2	0
11:20	Dillon Brooks makes 12-foot two point shot	2	2
11:02	Bradley Beal bad pass (Grayson Allen steals)	2	2
10:50	Devin Booker misses 23-foot three point jumper	2	2
10:50	Ryan Dunn offensive rebound	2	2
10:48	Ryan Dunn makes dunk	2	4
10:23	Bradley Beal makes 21-foot pullup jump shot (Kawhi Leonard assists)	4	4
10:14	Dillon Brooks makes 25-foot three pointer (Grayson Allen assists)	4	7
9:56	Bradley Beal misses two point shot	4	7
9:55	Bradley Beal offensive rebound	4	7
9:54	Grayson Allen blocks Bradley Beal's tip shot	4	7
9:53	Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound	4	7
9:46	Ryan Dunn makes 2-foot dunk (Grayson Allen assists)	4	9
9:34	James Harden makes 2-foot two point shot	6	9
9:34	Ryan Dunn shooting foul	6	9
9:34	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1	7	9
9:20	Devin Booker makes driving layup (Grayson Allen assists)	7	11
9:05	James Harden makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot (Ivica Zubac assists)	10	11
8:48	Ryan Dunn misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	10	11
8:47	Ryan Dunn offensive rebound	10	11
8:45	Dillon Brooks misses 23-foot three point step back jumpshot	10	11
8:41	Ivica Zubac defensive rebound	10	11
8:39	Grayson Allen shooting foul	10	11
8:39	Kawhi Leonard makes free throw 1 of 2	11	11
8:39	Kawhi Leonard makes free throw 2 of 2	12	11
8:15	Dillon Brooks misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot	12	11
8:13	Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound	12	11
8:03	Kawhi Leonard makes 11-foot two point shot	14	11
7:46	Dillon Brooks makes 25-foot three point jumper (Devin Booker assists)	14	14
7:27	Ivica Zubac offensive foul	14	14
7:27	Ivica Zubac turnover	14	14
7:17	Grayson Allen makes 26-foot three point jumper (Devin Booker assists)	14	17
6:58	Ivica Zubac misses driving layup	14	17
6:56	Devin Booker defensive rebound	14	17
6:49	Oso Ighodaro makes 8-foot two point shot (Devin Booker assists)	14	19
6:49	Clippers Full timeout	14	19
6:26	Ivica Zubac misses 6-foot two point shot	14	19
6:24	Ryan Dunn defensive rebound	14	19
6:20	Bradley Beal loose ball foul	14	19
6:06	Dillon Brooks makes 16-foot two point shot	14	21
5:41	Kawhi Leonard misses 25-foot three point jumper	14	21
5:40	Devin Booker defensive rebound	14	21
5:22	Oso Ighodaro makes 1-foot layup (Devin Booker assists)	14	23
5:13	Ryan Dunn personal foul	14	23
5:13	John Collins enters the game for Bradley Beal	14	23
5:13	Nicolas Batum enters the game for Kawhi Leonard	14	23
5:13	Royce O'Neale enters the game for Ryan Dunn	14	23
5:13	Collin Gillespie enters the game for Grayson Allen	14	23
5:02	Derrick Jones Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (James Harden assists)	17	23
4:51	John Collins shooting foul	17	23
4:51	Oso Ighodaro makes free throw 1 of 2	17	24
4:51	Oso Ighodaro misses free throw 2 of 2	17	24
4:48	Ivica Zubac defensive rebound	17	24
4:38	Dillon Brooks personal foul	17	24
4:38	Mark Williams enters the game for Oso Ighodaro	17	24
4:33	Dillon Brooks shooting foul	17	24
4:33	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 2	18	24
4:33	Brook Lopez enters the game for Derrick Jones Jr.	18	24
4:33	Kris Dunn enters the game for Ivica Zubac	18	24
4:33	James Harden makes free throw 2 of 2	19	24
4:22	Devin Booker makes 25-foot three pointer	19	27
4:22	Nicolas Batum flagrant foul type 1	19	27
4:22	(04:22) [Suns] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED)	19	27
4:22	Devin Booker makes free throw flagrant 1 of 1	19	28
4:16	Brook Lopez blocks Mark Williams 's 2-foot driving layup	19	28
4:15	James Harden defensive rebound	19	28
4:12	James Harden makes two point shot	21	28
4:12	Collin Gillespie shooting foul	21	28
4:12	James Harden makes free throw 1 of 1	22	28
3:52	Royce O'Neale lost ball turnover (Kris Dunn steals)	22	28
3:45	Dillon Brooks vs. James Harden	22	28
3:42	Nigel Hayes-Davis enters the game for Dillon Brooks	22	28
3:40	Brook Lopez makes 27-foot three point jumper (John Collins assists)	25	28
3:25	Devin Booker out of bounds lost ball turnover	25	28
3:13	James Harden makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brook Lopez assists)	28	28
3:11	Suns Full timeout	28	28
2:46	Mark Williams misses 9-foot two point shot	28	28
2:44	James Harden defensive rebound	28	28
2:25	Royce O'Neale personal foul	28	28
2:25	Kris Dunn makes free throw 1 of 2	29	28
2:25	Chris Paul enters the game for James Harden	29	28
2:25	Kris Dunn makes free throw 2 of 2	30	28
2:09	Devin Booker misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	30	28
2:06	Nicolas Batum defensive rebound	30	28
2:00	Brook Lopez misses 24-foot three point shot	30	28
1:58	Mark Williams defensive rebound	30	28
1:47	Royce O'Neale makes driving layup	30	30
1:34	Chris Paul bad pass (Nigel Hayes-Davis steals)	30	30
1:31	Collin Gillespie bad pass (Kris Dunn steals)	30	30
1:27	Nicolas Batum misses 24-foot three point shot	30	30
1:24	John Collins offensive rebound	30	30
1:24	Mark Williams shooting foul	30	30
1:24	John Collins makes free throw 1 of 2	31	30
1:24	Kawhi Leonard enters the game for Nicolas Batum	31	30
1:24	Grayson Allen enters the game for Devin Booker	31	30
1:24	John Collins makes free throw 2 of 2	32	30
1:15	Collin Gillespie makes 29-foot three point jumper (Grayson Allen assists)	32	33
48.6	John Collins misses 6-foot two point shot	32	33
47.0	Kris Dunn offensive rebound	32	33
47.0	Kris Dunn makes two point shot	34	33
31.1	Collin Gillespie misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot	34	33
28.5	Brook Lopez defensive rebound	34	33
6.6	shot clock turnover	34	33
6.6	Devin Booker enters the game for Nigel Hayes-Davis	34	33
6.6	Derrick Jones Jr. enters the game for Brook Lopez	34	33
2.7	Kris Dunn personal foul	34	33
2.5	Grayson Allen misses 23-foot three point jumper	34	33
1.4	Kawhi Leonard defensive rebound	34	33
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	34	33

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Intuit Dome

Inglewood, CA

Date & Time

2:30 AM, October 25, 2025

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17,927

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Tre Maddox, Mitchell Ervin, Sha'Rae Mitchell

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	32	19	.627	W3
Phoenix	31	22	.585	L2
Golden State	28	25	.528	L1
LA Clippers	24	27	.471	W1
Sacramento	12	42	.222	L12

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