⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 45 free throws to their 21- Made one threes to their eleven
- Went cold from three, one of twelve
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 5 down to 3 up
Q2 10:15 · LAC 32-29 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q2 5:16 · LAC 46-36 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q4 8:33 · LAC 100-93 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shaun Livingston misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:30 · LAC 109-104 PHX
- Missed FT
Corey Maggette misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:03 · LAC 114-108 PHX
- Missed FT
Corey Maggette misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · LAC 114-108 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q3 8:21 · LAC 63-60 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Nash misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:42 · LAC 107-101 PHX
- Missed FT
Kurt Thomas misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:23 · LAC 107-102 PHX
- Turnover
Steve Nash bad pass
Q4 0:22 · LAC 110-104 PHX
📊The numbers
| LAC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 1 | Threes made | 11 |
| 8% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Assists | 26 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 2 | Steals | 3 |
| 6 | Blocks | 1 |
