⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better 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 from level to 12 points up in the first quarter
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
- Ties it
Eric Gordon hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 2:53 · LAC 100-100 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock violation
Q4 3:13 · LAC 98-100 PHX
- Turnover
Al Thornton offensive foul (Jason Richardson draws the foul)
Q4 1:23 · LAC 100-105 PHX
- Turnover
Al Thornton turnover
Q4 1:23 · LAC 100-105 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q1 11:17 · LAC 0-12 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q2 5:18 · LAC 45-50 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run from level to 9 points up
Q4 2:34 · LAC 100-109 PHX
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Grant Hill flagrant foul type 1 (Al Thornton draws the foul)
Q3 9:48 · LAC 55-65 PHX
- Technical
Jason Richardson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:33 · LAC 68-77 PHX
📊The numbers
| LAC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 6 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Assists | 28 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
