5. John Collins (101 points, 40 rebounds) is the first Clipper since Danny Manning in 1988 to have 100+ points and 40+ rebounds – all off the bench – in the first eight games of their Clippers career.

Los Angeles Clippers guard James Harden missed Thursday night's game against the Phoenix Suns for personal reasons, the team said. It is the first game he has missed this season. The 11-time All-Star scored 25 points on Tuesday in the Clippers’ loss to defending NBA champion Oklahoma City.

Suns guards Jalen Green (right hamstring strain) and Grayson Allen (illness) are available for Thursday's game against the Clippers.

The Suns once again came up short, falling to the Dallas Mavericks in seven. Before that conference semifinals series, Paul pulled off another epic closer performance, scoring 33 points to become the first player in NBA playoff history to make 14 field goals without a miss in a Game 6 victory in New Orleans.

Sunday’s NBA action features a massive eight-game slate, and there are a bunch of sides (three to be exact) that I’m eyeing in today’s NBA Best Bets column. Aft

Bradley Beal and the Los Angeles Clippers fell 114–103 to Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns on Saturday on the road, as Booker flirted with a triple-double.

As the Hawks have improved to 9-4 in the absence of Trae Young, knocking on the door of a top-10 defense, Kristaps Porziņģis relayed, "Overall, I can see this group is trying, and we’re working hard, and we want to be a great team ." Great is a stretch, but good in Young's absence is an interesting development.

Jalen Green will miss Phoenix's first game against his former team, the Houston Rockets, on Nov. 24 in the return of Kevin Durant in Phoenix.

Former NBA star Rodney Rogers, known for his powerful play with the Phoenix Suns and Wake Forest University, has died at 54.