⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter but fell behind it by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
-13Q114-30
+12Q224-15
-1Q314-18
+11Q430-19
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
They went cold, three of sixteen from three- Looked after the ball, fourteen turnovers to their 29, and outscored them 27-9 off them
- Lost the glass, 36 rebounds to 58
Key battles
5Steals18
9Points off turnovers27
18Offensive rebounds6
19%Three-point accuracy42%
📊The numbers
| LAC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 39% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 5 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 69 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 18 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 29 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 18 |
| 9 | Blocks | 5 |
