Clippers @ Suns Sunday game thread, 2-1-2026

[BooksOrangePlanet]

rebounds - the death of us

 

[SactownSunsFan]

Games like this is why we need a legit PF

 

[BooksOrangePlanet]

minus both our best scorers again - just ready for book to be back

 

[SactownSunsFan]

Regardless of the loss, I think we'd all be happy if someone told us we'd go 3-1 in the last four games against the Nets, Pistons, Cavs and Clippers.

 

[SactownSunsFan]

ManMan needs to work on his HandHands

 

[Mainstreet]

Final:

Clippers 117 - 93

Clippers 117-93 Suns (Feb 1, 2026) Final Score - ESPN

Game summary of the LA Clippers vs. Phoenix Suns NBA game, final score 117-93, from February 1, 2026 on ESPN.

www.espn.com

 

[Mainstreet]

ManMan needs to work on his HandHands

He doesn't have good hands. I wonder about his hand size.

 

[ProdigalSun]

Regardless of the loss, I think we'd all be happy if someone told us we'd go 3-1 in the last four games against the Nets, Pistons, Cavs and Clippers.

Yeah going 3-1 against quality opponents mostly without Book and Green is pretty damn good

 

[JosiahLee]

Just here to say Jalen Green sucks. 5 games played out of a possible 50 (and only 69 minutes). If he keeps this up, we’ll get to see him play a full 82 games with the Suns by 2035…Just a mere 10 years. And yes this is real math lol

Hate this post all you want. The best ability is availability.

 

[Mainstreet]

Just here to say Jalen Green sucks. 5 games played out of a possible 50 (and only 69 minutes). If he keeps this up, we’ll get to see him play a full 82 games with the Suns by 2035…Just a mere 10 years. And yes this is real math lol

Hate this post all you want. The best ability is availability.

You are welcome to your opinion but did you see his fall when his legs got taken out while he was in the air?

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[ProdigalSun]

You are welcome to your opinion but did you see his fall when his legs got taken out while he was in the air?

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He’s just trolling. You can tell because he only shows up in the Suns forum to bag on Green when they lose

 

[JosiahLee]

You are welcome to your opinion but did you see his fall when his legs got taken out while he was in the air?

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Yeah I watch all the games. Unfortunately this is his reputation until proven otherwise. Aside from the fall, the hamstring was listed again. He’s made of glass. Which of course is frustrating bc he wasn’t injury prone til he got here. It’s like Bradley Beal all over again. Almost feels like they just need to shut him down and give him a full offseason to recover, assuming he can.

Again, just so disappointing, they could be fully winning this trade if he wasn’t letting his team down. And I’m not saying it’s his fault, but he is 100% letting his team down.

They will likely slip to the play in and stay there which is just unfortunate.

 

[Hoop Head]

Yeah I watch all the games. Unfortunately this is his reputation until proven otherwise. Aside from the fall, the hamstring was listed again. He’s made of glass. Which of course is frustrating bc he wasn’t injury prone til he got here. It’s like Bradley Beal all over again. Almost feels like they just need to shut him down and give him a full offseason to recover, assuming he can.

Again, just so disappointing, they could be fully winning this trade if he wasn’t letting his team down. And I’m not saying it’s his fault, but he is 100% letting his team down.

They will likely slip to the play in and stay there which is just unfortunate.

His reputation was different before being here. I'm frustrated with his health issues also but you seem to be ignoring that. Beal struggled with his health, same injuries, before putting on a Suns jersey while Green's suffered some bad luck as a Sun. If this continues then I'll agree it's on him but it's not who has been. He's really just hit a real bad luck stretch. I believe you're jumping to conclusion a little early though. He didn't miss this game due to his hamstring, and if he did then I'd be more inclined to agree. Maybe you're right though. I just think it's a little early to blame Jalen.

 

[Sparky16]

You are welcome to your opinion but did you see his fall when his legs got taken out while he was in the air?

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Dude is soft and cashing checks -consider that Houston traded him.

 

[Sparky16]

His reputation was different before being here. I'm frustrated with his health issues also but you seem to be ignoring that. Beal struggled with his health, same injuries, before putting on a Suns jersey while Green's suffered some bad luck as a Sun. If this continues then I'll agree it's on him but it's not who has been. He's really just hit a real bad luck stretch. I believe you're jumping to conclusion a little early though. He didn't miss this game due to his hamstring, and if he did then I'd be more inclined to agree. Maybe you're right though. I just think it's a little early to blame Jalen.

Uhm, Suns don't need another wing, they need a rebounding PF. They are plus 10 games over w/o Green. He can go

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Man some serious reactionary posts here. Dude was never injury prone before. His current injury has zero to do with why Houston traded him. They were trading from a position of depth to lad KD for what they thought was the final piece, not to get rid of green.

And we haven’t seen a prolonged book/green set of games. I think some of yall have been spoiled by what we’ve seen thus far. Whilst the defense will carry over to the playoffs, I doubt the offense will. At least, not to this extent. Not when you have to play a team 4-7 games in a row and you get focused scouting. That’s when you need guys who can get their own buckets. We have two of those that can do so consistently: book and green. To have one on the floor at all times would be ideal.

 

[Mainstreet]

I was getting this game is over vibes in the 3rd quarter and earlier. This might be one of the few recent games I have felt this way.

Don't want to see this happen again no matter who is out.

 

[Chaplin]

This was the first game I can remember really questioning Ott's coaching. Mainly around how he dealt with the Clippers having Zubac and Lopez on the floor at the same time. We didn't change anything up, whether that is an attempt to force the Clips to match up (which didn't happen) or he just wanted to stick with the same rotation, I don't know. Either way, those minutes killed us.

 

[Carolinacacti]

Go Suns

This was the first game I can remember really questioning Ott's coaching. Mainly around how he dealt with the Clippers having Zubac and Lopez on the floor at the same time. We didn't change anything up, whether that is an attempt to force the Clips to match up (which didn't happen) or he just wanted to stick with the same rotation, I don't know. Either way, those minutes killed us.

They could of put Richards and Oso together, it's not like Dunn is killing it

 

[Adrian]

But what the Clippers did manage to achieve which will have Phoenix worried is expose their lack of size and physicality inside the paint.

Clippers just exposed Suns biggest weakness ahead of playoff push

The Suns failed to deal with the Clippers' size in one of the more bruising defeats of the season for Phoenix.

valleyofthesuns.com

 

[Adrian]

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[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

This was the first game I can remember really questioning Ott's coaching. Mainly around how he dealt with the Clippers having Zubac and Lopez on the floor at the same time. We didn't change anything up, whether that is an attempt to force the Clips to match up (which didn't happen) or he just wanted to stick with the same rotation, I don't know. Either way, those minutes killed us.

One of the issues is that without book or green we don’t have a lot of smaller guys that can take one of them on the perimeter and get by them off the dribble. Our wings and guards aren’t ball handlers other than book, green and Gillespie. Booyeah is to an extent, but he’s not a guy you can count on for important prolonged minutes. Dunn, Brooks, Royce, livers and Allen just aren’t quick.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Clippers just exposed Suns biggest weakness ahead of playoff push

The Suns failed to deal with the Clippers' size in one of the more bruising defeats of the season for Phoenix.

valleyofthesuns.com

It’s easy to do when we don’t have the weapons to expose that. If book and green were playing we’d run that double big lineup off the floor most nights. It’s like when the clippers made Gobert useless when they ran Utah outta the playoffs. If your smaller players can expose their bigger players their advantage goes out the window.

 

[Proximo]

Just here to say Jalen Green sucks. 5 games played out of a possible 50 (and only 69 minutes). If he keeps this up, we’ll get to see him play a full 82 games with the Suns by 2035…Just a mere 10 years. And yes this is real math lol

Hate this post all you want. The best ability is availability.

Stupid post.

Anybody that took that fall would not be playing in the next game.

 

[Adrian]

The Suns actually took care of business from the 3-point line, shooting 19-of-46 (41%). Coming into Sunday, teams that made 19 or more 3s this season had a record of 111-26, per Stathead.

Suns' shot-making falls flat in statistically odd loss to Clippers - Arizona Sports

The Suns' continuity has prevented offensive woes without Jalen Green and Devin Booker, but the offense spiraled in Sunday's loss.

arizonasports.com