Suns steal game 2 on Ayton’s ally-oop
Former Arizona Wildcat Andre Ayton's ally-oop with under a second to play steals game 2 away from Los Angeles
PHOENIX, Ariz. ( KYMA, KECY-TV ) - Entering game two of the Western Conference Finals the Phoenix Suns had won eight straight games. In those games the Suns never trailed in the fourth quarter. The script for game two against the Los Angeles Clippers was written a little differently. Late in the fourth quarter, the Suns and Clippers exchanged leads down to the final seconds. The Clippers' Paul George had an opportunity to put Los Angeles up by three with under 10 seconds to play but he missed both free throws. With .09 seconds left, the Suns inbounded on the baseline and to the right side of their basket. Jae Crowder sent a perfect pass near the basket as Andre Ayton flew in with the ally-oop slam dunk to give Phoenix a 104-103 win.
Phoenix has now won nine straight in the playoffs and will head to Los Angeles for Game 3 from the Staples Center on Thursday. The Suns are now two games away from returning to the NBA Finals since 1993. Point guard Chris Paul is expected back in the lineup for Phoenix, he missed the past two games due to testing positive for COVID-19 despite being vaccinated.
