⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 10 points behind 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 fourth quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
They went cold, four of sixteen from three- Lived at the line, 23 free throws to their twelve
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 8:44 · LAC 14-7 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 5:22 · LAC 25-12 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 17
Q2 5:43 · LAC 47-30 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeAndre Jordan misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 2:51 · LAC 84-84 PHX
- Turnover
Blake Griffin bad pass
Q4 1:39 · LAC 87-87 PHX
- Turnover
Chris Paul lost ball
Q4 0:34 · LAC 87-89 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 6
Q2 2:10 · LAC 47-41 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 2
Q4 9:27 · LAC 78-76 PHX
- Go-ahead
Shannon Brown hit a 23-foot three jumper, Sebastian Telfair with the assist
Q4 2:25 · LAC 85-87 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Shannon Brown misses technical free throw
Q1 2:48 · LAC 25-12 PHX
- Technical
Sebastian Telfair technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:09 · LAC 60-52 PHX
📊The numbers
| LAC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 9 |
| 25% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 5 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 25 | Assists | 19 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 32 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 7 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
