James Harden pours in 30 as Clippers smash Suns

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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 ha