⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their nineteen- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their sixteen, and outscored them 21-13 off them
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 2 down to 9 up
Q1 10:12 · PHX 11-2 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 18
Q1 5:28 · PHX 26-8 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q3 5:20 · PHX 85-71 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 7
Q2 0:03 · PHX 67-60 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 7
Q4 6:31 · PHX 106-99 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 12 | Threes made | 11 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 46% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 3 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
