⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 27
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Leandro Barbosa missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 4:26 · PHX 93-99 LAC
- Missed FT
Shawn Marion missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 2:55 · PHX 93-100 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Turnover
Elton Brand Bad Pass. Stolen by Leandro Barbosa.
Q4 4:37 · PHX 92-99 LAC
- Turnover
Corey Maggette Bad Pass
Q4 4:18 · PHX 93-99 LAC
- Missed FT
Elton Brand missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 3:10 · PHX 93-100 LAC
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 1 | Threes made | 6 |
| 17% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 11 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 4 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
