⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 13 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 7 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 37- A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up in the first quarter
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1 in the fourth 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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 5 down to 7 up
Q1 3:17 · LAC 33-26 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 1:54 · LAC 63-51 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Sam Cassell misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:13 · LAC 112-105 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 1
Q4 5:31 · LAC 106-105 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Raja Bell turnover
Q4 1:44 · LAC 106-103 PHX
📊The numbers
| LAC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 5 | Threes made | 10 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 30 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 5 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 5 |
| 2 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
