Yet the 28-year-old hit back to triumph 1-6 6-3 6-3 over her American opponent, the world number three, who has now lost both of her matches in the Nancy Richey group. Having lost to Aryna Sabalenka in her opening match in Fort Worth, US Open and Wimbledon runner-up Jabeur was staring down a group-stage exit from the tournament when she found herself 1-6 2-3 down halfway through the second set on Wednesday.

World number two Ons Jabeur kept her chances of WTA Finals success intact as she came from behind to defeat Jessica Pegula. Paul became the 13th player in NBA history with 1,000 playoff assists. Suns veteran Chris Paul returned from the league's health and safety protocol to post 15 points and 12 assists. 'We'll come in tomorrow, go over film, regroup and get ready for Game 4.' We've been like that the whole season, so we'll stick with that. They break it back in place.'ĭespite the defeat, Booker is confident the Suns will put things right in the next game. 'Like eight shots to numb it up and then they go in there and put it back, they break it again. 'It's a procedure that they usually say they put you under for, but we had a flight out a couple hours later, so they just numbed it up all over the place, it felt like. 'That was probably the worst part,' he said. 'We just lost the game.'īooker had to undergo a quick fix before the Suns flew in to LA from Phoenix and it was not a pleasurable experience for the shooting guard. 'The nose feels fine,' Booker, who wore a face mask during the game, said in quotes reported by ESPN. That disjointed display came in the wake of Booker having been subjected to some painful treatment to put his nose back in place, but he did not want to use that as an excuse.

It was a tough outing for Booker, who was just five-for-21 shooting as he finished with 15 points in a team-high 40 minutes. The second-seeded Suns had stormed into a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference Finals but saw that advantage cut in half with a 106-92 loss in LA on Thursday.

Devin Booker refused to blame his broken nose for an ugly showing in the Phoenix Suns' Game 3 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers.

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