Booker Has 45 Points, Suns Top Leonard-Less Clippers 129–124

Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) reacts after dunking the ball during the second half of Game 3 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series against the Los Angeles Clippers in Los Angeles on April 20, 2023. Ashley Landis/AP Photo

LOS ANGELES—With Kevin Durant drawing defenders, Devin Booker found his way to the basket again and again.

Booker scored 45 points, Durant added 28 and the Phoenix Suns beat the Kawhi Leonard-less Los Angeles Clippers 129–124 on Thursday night to take a 2–1 lead in the Western Conference playoff series.