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When do Suns play? Schedule, TV, how to watch NBA Playoffs Game 5 vs. Los Angeles Clippers

When is the Phoenix Suns' next game?

The Suns host the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 5 of the first-round NBA Playoffs series on Tuesday night at 7 p.m.

The game can be seen on TNT, Bally Sports Arizona, Bally Sports SoCal and ClipperVision.

The Suns hold a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series, meaning that they would advance to the Western Conference semifinals with a win at Footprint Center on Tuesday night.

The Clippers won Game 1 of the series in Phoenix, 115-110, but the Suns have won three straight since that opening game loss.

Phoenix beat Los Angeles in Phoenix in Game 2, 123-109. It then won Games 3 and 4 at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles 129-124 and 112-100, respectively.

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If the Suns were to lose on Tuesday, Game 6 is scheduled for Thursday night in Los Angeles. If the Clippers were to force a Game 7, that would be on Saturday.

The winner of the Suns vs. Clippers series will face the winner of the Denver Nuggets vs. Minnesota Timberwolves series in the next round. The Nuggets lead that series, 3-1.

Game 5 of that series is also scheduled for Tuesday night, with a 6 p.m. tip-off time on NBA TV.

Game 5 of the Phoenix Suns vs. Los Angeles Clippers game Tuesday can be seen on TNT and some other stations.
Game 5 of the Phoenix Suns vs. Los Angeles Clippers game Tuesday can be seen on TNT and some other stations.

If the Nuggets vs. Timberwolves series and Suns vs. Clippers series both finish in five games, the Nuggets vs. Suns series will start Saturday in Denver.

If either the Nuggets vs. Timberwolves or Suns vs Clippers series finishes in 6 or 7 games, the series between the winners of those first-round series will start May 1.

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