⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 8 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
-4Q123-23
-2Q221-22
-2Q324-24
0Q425-24
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 4 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 29
Key battles
5Threes made9
28Free throws made19
31%Three-point accuracy43%
3Blocks5
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 9 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
