⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse 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, 18 fast break points to 2- Lost the glass, 13 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.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q4 10:29 · PHX 76-67 LAC
- Steal
Boris Diaw stole it from Cuttino Mobley
Q4 0:06 · PHX 93-88 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Nash misses technical free throw
Q3 7:18 · PHX 57-53 LAC
- Turnover
Steve Nash bad pass
Q4 3:33 · PHX 85-79 LAC
- Missed FT
Steve Nash misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · PHX 93-88 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Kaman misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:15 · PHX 83-79 LAC
- Turnover
Cuttino Mobley bad pass
Q4 0:06 · PHX 93-88 LAC
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 35% |
| 5 | Threes made | 1 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 11% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 81 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Assists | 12 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 3 | Steals | 6 |
| 16 | Blocks | 7 |
