⏱️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 third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Went cold from three, seven of 27
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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 3:43 · LAC 28-22 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q2 2:10 · LAC 51-48 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 8:44 · LAC 79-76 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shaun Livingston misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:35 · LAC 86-85 PHX
- Turnover
Vladimir Radmanovic turnover
Q4 2:23 · LAC 86-87 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 10:51 · LAC 30-37 PHX
- Ties it
Shawn Marion hit a 24-foot three jumper, Leandro Barbosa with the assist
Q4 2:58 · LAC 85-85 PHX
- Winner
Steve Nash hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:34 · LAC 86-87 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 54% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 3 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 9 | Blocks | 6 |
