James Harden scored 26 of his game-high 30 points in the first half, and the Los Angeles Clippers dominated the middle periods to cruise past the Phoenix Suns 129-102 on Friday in Inglewood, Calif.

Harden got rolling on offense early, igniting an early Clippers rally from a nine-point deficit. He sank three 3-pointers in a 37-second stretch late in the first half.

Los Angeles held Phoenix to just 7-of-24 shooting (29.2%) from the floor in the second period while hitting 14 of 21 (66.7%) on the other end. The Clippers outpaced the Suns in the quarter 38-23 to take a 16-point lead into the break, then continued the onslaught after halftime.

The hosts outshot the Suns in the third quarter, 11-for-17 (64.7%) to 7-for-22 (31.8%), opening up a lead of as many as 32 points.

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