⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second 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
Made eleven threes to their one- They went cold, one of seven from three
- Ran them off the floor, 21 fast break points to 2
- A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 in the first quarter
- Lost the glass, 35 rebounds to 51
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 10
Q2 7:11 · LAC 41-51 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 13
Q3 5:15 · LAC 72-85 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Sam Cassell misses technical free throw
Q1 0:33 · LAC 24-27 PHX
- Turnover
Cuttino Mobley bad pass
Q4 4:54 · LAC 96-104 PHX
- Turnover
Chris Kaman bad pass
Q4 3:43 · LAC 98-106 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q1 0:43 · LAC 24-37 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q2 2:27 · LAC 46-64 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 1 | Threes made | 11 |
| 14% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 19 | Assists | 32 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
