⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 9 points ahead of 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, 10 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
A 13-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 23 in the second quarter
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 2 down to 6 up
Q1 8:26 · LAC 12-6 PHX
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19
Q2 7:01 · LAC 53-34 PHX
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 23
Q2 3:16 · LAC 71-48 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
DeAndre Jordan technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 5:07 · LAC 79-59 PHX
- Turnover
Darren Collison bad pass
Q4 2:26 · LAC 105-97 PHX
- Missed FT
Matt Barnes misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:13 · LAC 112-105 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- Steal
Goran Dragic stole it from Darren Collison
Q4 2:26 · LAC 105-97 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 6
Q4 6:54 · LAC 105-99 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Gerald Green misses technical free throw
Q1 11:15 · LAC 0-0 PHX
- Technical
Markieff Morris technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 10:00 · LAC 95-80 PHX
- Technical
P.J. Tucker technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q4 5:28 · LAC 104-90 PHX
📊The numbers
| LAC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 54 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 25 | Assists | 22 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 28 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 22 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
