⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
+6Q123-18
+5Q227-22
-3Q315-22
-6Q418-26
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 30- Kept giving it away, 24 turnovers to their seventeen
Key battles
2Blocks5
25%Three-point accuracy38%
14Free throws made9
17Turnovers24
📊The numbers
| LAC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 9 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 8 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
