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The Suns just haven’t found their chemistry all season. Kevin Durant and Devin Booker have been fine when getting buckets, but the effort on the other end of the floor has been costly. Phoenix enters this game ranked 25th in defensive rating since the All-Star break and has been burned by the 3-ball.

Ben Simmons finished the win with two rebounds, two assists and one steal while shooting 0/1 from the field in 13 minutes of playing time. Many people reacted to his performance on social media. @TheSkinnyIK: "Ben Simmons has been rock solid defensively" @APH00PS: "Ben Simmons’ ability to track down rebounds while the shot is still in the air is so underrated" @clipfullyloaded: "The addition of Ben Simmons has been huge for the clippers He played 13 minutes tonight all at center which allowed Zu ample rest as Zu played the other 35 rather than playing 40+ min It also allows Batum to play in his best role at the 4 Simmons was a +17 in only 13 minutes" The Clippers improved to 39-30 in 69 games,