The LA Clippers defeated the Phoenix Suns on Monday night, forcing a Game 6 on Wednesday. Patrick Beverley was a catalyst for the Clippers, as he has been for most of the series, defending Devin Booker and Chris Paul.

Beverley has made life hell for both Booker and Paul since being inserted into the starting lineup in Game 2. The three-time All-Defensive team member has matched up with Booker for 23 minutes this series, holding him to just 22 points on 6-of-21 shooting through the first five games. Beverley has also defended Chris Paul for just under four minutes, holding him to three points on 0-of-2 shooting.

The three points came at the free throw line in the third quarter of Game 5, when Patrick Beverley fouled Chris Paul on a three-point shot attempt. The play, however, was one of the most controversial moments of the night.

Some believe Beverley undercut Chris Paul while others believe Paul flopped into Beverley to try and sell the foul, resulting in a very hard landing on his tailbone. Beverley started mocking Paul while he was still on the ground, recovering from the hard fall.

The officials deemed it a flagrant foul penalty one. Paul hit all three free throws and the Suns scored off the inbounds, scoring five points on the one possession.

The Suns went on to lose the game, but that didn't stop head coach Monty Williams from calling out Beverley's ‘dangerous play' after the game.

“You know, some of the stuff that's happening is just, it is what it is, but when a guy does that kind of stuff consistently, what do you say as a coach?” Monty Williams asked media members rhetorically. “I can call the league, I can talk to the officials in the NBA, it doesn't do anything until something's done about it. Those kinds of plays are dangerous. You know what I mean?

“Jae gets a flagrant for touching a guy in the face. That play with Chris, I have to watch it more on the film, but we can't let those kinds of plays get into our heads. They were physical tonight, that was an example of it, I want to watch the film before I make a declaration about that play, but they played desperate. Do I think it was a dirty play? No. But I think even when you're playing with a certain degree of aggressiveness it can come off the wrong way.”

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What's funny is Williams calling out Patrick Beverley's ‘dangerous play,' but saying Jae Crowder's flagrant one on Paul George's jumpshot was a ‘touch' on the face. It appeared very clearly to be an intentional poke to the eye area of George. Crowder stares at George's eyes way after the ball has left his hands and pokes him in the eye area.

Monty Williams and Crowder may claim that it wasn't a dirty play, but there are more than enough instances, especially recently, of him going for opposing players' eyes that it's simply hard to ignore.

At this point, both the Clippers and Suns are tired of one another. The hard fouls, the trash talking, and the physical play will only continue as both teams take to the court in Game 6. The Suns, however, sure don't look like the best team in the West as they remain stuck in a series against a Clippers team that hasn't had Kawhi Leonard and Serge Ibaka the entire series as well as Ivica Zubac in Game 5.

Game 6 between Chris Paul's Phoenix Suns and Patrick Beverley's Clippers is set to tip off at 6 PM PST Wednesday night on ESPN.