⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 13 points ahead of 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 15 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, 29 free throws to their nine
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 4 down to 7 up
Q1 7:07 · PHX 13-6 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q2 4:35 · PHX 32-33 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q3 10:34 · PHX 42-37 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Steve Nash lost ball
Q4 4:39 · PHX 70-65 LAC
- Turnover
Steve Nash bad pass
Q4 4:13 · PHX 70-67 LAC
- Missed FT
Channing Frye misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:29 · PHX 76-72 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses technical free throw
Q1 3:25 · PHX 15-9 LAC
- Technical
DeAndre Jordan technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:41 · PHX 49-47 LAC
- Turnover
Caron Butler out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:16 · PHX 70-70 LAC
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 7 | Threes made | 6 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 8 |
| 69 | Rebounds | 50 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 19 | Assists | 13 |
| 22 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 2 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 5 |
