⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 34 free throws to their eighteen- Owned the paint, 50 points inside to 34
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 1 down to 10 up
Q1 7:41 · LAC 20-10 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run from level to 8 points up
Q4 7:00 · LAC 93-85 PHX
- Steal
Eric Gordon stole it from Mickael Pietrus
Q4 0:09 · LAC 106-103 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Al-Farouq Aminu misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2
Q4 5:43 · LAC 92-85 PHX
- Turnover
Jarron Collins lost ball
Q4 1:31 · LAC 104-96 PHX
- Turnover
Turnover
Q4 0:34 · LAC 104-100 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q3 9:38 · LAC 64-60 PHX
- Steal
Grant Hill stole it from Jarron Collins
Q4 1:31 · LAC 104-96 PHX
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q4 1:54 · LAC 104-103 PHX
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Mickael Pietrus flagrant foul type 1 (Al-Farouq Aminu draws the foul)
Q4 5:43 · LAC 92-85 PHX
- Turnover
Mickael Pietrus lost ball
Q4 0:09 · LAC 106-103 PHX
📊The numbers
| LAC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 26 | Assists | 26 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 1 |
