LA’s Corey Maggette puts up a finger roll in Game 4 of the second round Western Conference NBA playoffs at Staples Center. (Lori Shepler / LAT)
Elton Brand makes a shot over Suns’ Steve Nash, Tim Thomas and Shawn Marion in the first quarter. (Lori Shepler / LAT)
Shaun Livingston blocks Steve Nash’s shot. (Lori Shepler / LAT)
Cuttino Mobley goes up over Suns’ Leandro Barbosa. (Lori Shepler / LAT)
Sam Cassell drives through the Suns’ Steve Nash and Shawn Marion. (Lori Shepler / LAT)
James Jones holds on to Clipper Elton Brand’s jersey after he got a rebound and is called for a foul. (Lori Shepler / LAT)
Vladimir Radmanovic blocks the shot of Suns Boris Diaw. (Lori Shepler / LAT)
Clippers’ Cuttino Mobley stops the Suns’ Steve Nash. (Lori Shepler / LAT)
Cuttino Mobley, right, steals the ball away from Suns’ Raja Bell. (Wally Skalij / LAT)
Corey Maggette, left, and Sam Cassell apply defensive pressure to Suns shooter Steve Nash. (Wally Skalij / LAT)
Elton Brand throws down a slam dunk between Phoenix Suns’ Boris Diaw, left, and James Jones. (Richard Hartog / LAT)
Steve Nash loses control of the ball as Clippers Elton Brand, left, and Corey Maggette apply pressure. (Wally Skalij / LAT)
Clipper Cuttino Mobley pulls a loose ball away from Phoenix Sun Leandro Barbosa and a flying Steve Nash. (Richard Hartog / LAT)
Sam Cassell, right, gets down to knock the ball away from Phoenix Sun Boris Diaw. (Richard Hartog / LAT)