⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
+9Q122-15
-5Q218-28
+7Q325-22
-4Q423-30
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their seventeen
Key battles
5Blocks1
14Free throws made24
43%Three-point accuracy33%
6Threes made5
📊The numbers
| LAC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 5 | Blocks | 1 |
