⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 9 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 15 fast break points to 2- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 32
A 13-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 6 in the third quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 18
Q3 9:34 · PHX 74-56 LAC
- Go-ahead
Raja Bell hit a 26-foot three jumper, Steve Nash with the assist
OT 2:18 · PHX 106-105 LAC
- Ties it
Raja Bell hit a 22-foot three jumper, Boris Diaw with the assist
OT 0:01 · PHX 111-111 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Nash bad pass
OT 0:54 · PHX 106-107 LAC
- Turnover
Steve Nash bad pass
OT 0:03 · PHX 108-109 LAC
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
2OT 4:20 · PHX 111-111 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 6
Q3 5:31 · PHX 78-72 LAC
- Ties it
Sam Cassell hit a 23-foot three jumper, Shaun Livingston with the assist
Q4 0:39 · PHX 101-101 LAC
- Lead
Elton Brand hit a 14-foot jumper
OT 4:45 · PHX 101-103 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
10 second
Q4 0:31 · PHX 101-101 LAC
- Turnover
Sam Cassell lost ball
OT 2:04 · PHX 106-105 LAC
- Turnover
Shaun Livingston bad pass
OT 0:01 · PHX 111-111 LAC
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 11 | Threes made | 9 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 45% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 64 | Rebounds | 67 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 29 | Assists | 14 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 5 | Blocks | 9 |
