⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 11 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 18 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q4 8:26 · PHX 86-90 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gerald Green traveling
Q4 1:54 · PHX 94-99 LAC
- Turnover
Goran Dragic bad pass
Q4 0:26 · PHX 96-103 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 9:07 · PHX 61-57 LAC
- Steal
Chris Paul stole it from Goran Dragic
Q4 0:26 · PHX 96-103 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Blake Griffin misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:26 · PHX 96-104 LAC
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Assists | 26 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 0 | Blocks | 5 |
