⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Made eleven threes to their three- A 18-0 run took them from 9 down to 9 up in the second quarter
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 stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 0:39 · LAC 33-24 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Bobby Simmons Offensive Foul
Q4 3:47 · LAC 103-111 PHX
- Turnover
Bobby Simmons Foul
Q4 3:47 · LAC 103-111 PHX
- Turnover
Kerry Kittles Bad Pass. Stolen by Steve Nash.
Q4 3:01 · LAC 105-113 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run took them from 9 down to 9 up
Q2 10:33 · LAC 33-42 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Nash missed Technical Free Throw.
Q1 11:32 · LAC 0-0 PHX
- Turnover
Amare Stoudemire Lost Ball. Stolen by Bobby Simmons.
Q4 3:08 · LAC 105-113 PHX
- Missed FT
Amare Stoudemire missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:55 · LAC 105-113 PHX
📊The numbers
| LAC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 54% |
| 3 | Threes made | 11 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 58% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Assists | 27 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 3 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 9 |
