⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 6 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, 37 free throws to their 26
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
- Steal
P.J. Tucker stole it from Blake Griffin
Q4 2:40 · PHX 86-79 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Sebastian Telfair technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 9:45 · PHX 72-71 LAC
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 1:15 · PHX 86-80 LAC
- Missed FT
Markieff Morris misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:14 · PHX 90-86 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 1
Q2 5:20 · PHX 41-40 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Grant Hill bad pass
Q4 4:54 · PHX 78-77 LAC
- Turnover
Blake Griffin bad pass
Q4 2:40 · PHX 86-79 LAC
- Missed FT
Jamal Crawford misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · PHX 88-86 LAC
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| 26 | Points in the paint | 38 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 7 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
