⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 36 in the third quarter- Lost the glass, 11 rebounds to 25
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Sam Cassell misses technical free throw
Q1 4:39 · LAC 13-17 PHX
- Technical
Cuttino Mobley technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:33 · LAC 15-19 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:45 · LAC 0-8 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 18
Q2 8:22 · LAC 26-44 PHX
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 24-point lead to 36
Q3 9:03 · LAC 41-77 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Raja Bell technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 4:39 · LAC 13-17 PHX
- Technical
Steve Nash technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:32 · LAC 15-20 PHX
📊The numbers
| LAC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 3 | Threes made | 6 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 67 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Assists | 30 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 9 |
