⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, seventeen free throws to their 28
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 6:56 · LAC 58-62 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Jeff McInnis missed Technical Free Throw.
Q2 10:06 · LAC 17-31 PHX
- Turnover
Elton Brand Lost Ball. Stolen by Dan Majerle.
Q4 1:30 · LAC 87-90 PHX
- Missed FT
Jeff McInnis missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:00 · LAC 87-90 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 15
Q1 3:02 · LAC 13-28 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Joe Johnson Lost Ball. Stolen by Quentin Richardson.
Q4 3:48 · LAC 83-86 PHX
- Turnover
Stephon Marbury Bad Pass. Stolen by Jeff McInnis.
Q4 1:15 · LAC 87-90 PHX
- Missed FT
Joe Johnson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:13 · LAC 91-94 PHX
📊The numbers
| LAC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 17 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 1 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 13 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
