⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
-3Q120-21
-1Q228-29
+2Q326-21
-8Q425-32
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 49 rebounds to 37
Key battles
16Fast break points6
10Offensive rebounds20
10Threes made5
31%Three-point accuracy50%
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 8:10 · PHX 82-85 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 3:12 · PHX 88-91 LAC
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 10 | Threes made | 5 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 65 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 20 |
| 25 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
