⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- Ties it
Jared Dudley hit a 25-foot three jumper, Steve Nash with the assist
Q4 1:45 · PHX 86-86 LAC
- Lead
Marcin Gortat hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:48 · PHX 89-88 LAC
- Winner
Steve Nash hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:25 · PHX 91-90 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Steve Nash misses technical free throw
Q1 6:33 · PHX 13-12 LAC
- Technical
Jared Dudley technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:54 · PHX 58-66 LAC
- Missed FT
Marcin Gortat misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:48 · PHX 88-88 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- Lead
Chris Paul hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:23 · PHX 86-87 LAC
- Lead
Chris Paul hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:42 · PHX 89-90 LAC
- Ties it
Chris Paul hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:42 · PHX 89-89 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Blake Griffin misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2
Q4 6:13 · PHX 75-78 LAC
- Technical
Mo Williams technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:13 · PHX 74-77 LAC
- Turnover
5 sec inbound turnover
Q4 4:54 · PHX 78-80 LAC
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 5 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 15 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 18 |
| 9 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
