⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 42- Made two threes to their eight
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their eight
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 9:49 · PHX 82-80 LAC
- Lead
Shawn Marion made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Leandro Barbosa.
Q4 1:42 · PHX 93-90 LAC
- Ties it
Shawn Marion made 24 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Casey Jacobsen.
Q4 0:13 · PHX 96-96 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shawn Marion Bad Pass
Q4 4:09 · PHX 88-86 LAC
- Technical
Amare Stoudemire Technical Foul
Q4 3:47 · PHX 88-88 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q2 0:36 · PHX 44-59 LAC
- Ties it
Quentin Richardson made Layup.
Q4 2:36 · PHX 90-90 LAC
- Go-ahead
Bobby Simmons made 17 ft Jumper. Assisted by Elton Brand.
Q4 0:53 · PHX 93-94 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Elton Brand Lost Ball. Stolen by Leandro Barbosa.
Q4 4:11 · PHX 88-86 LAC
- Missed FT
Doug Overton missed Technical Free Throw.
Q4 3:47 · PHX 88-88 LAC
- Turnover
Bobby Simmons Traveling
Q4 2:04 · PHX 90-90 LAC
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 8 | Threes made | 2 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 25% |
| 10 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 17 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 12 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
