⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 15 points behind the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 17 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eleven of 26 from three
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 took them from 3 down to 6 up
Q1 9:56 · PHX 14-8 LAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 13
Q3 7:35 · PHX 84-71 LAC
- Go-ahead
Eric Bledsoe hit a 9-foot two point shot
Q4 2:15 · PHX 106-105 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Eric Bledsoe technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 10:38 · PHX 29-32 LAC
- Turnover
Eric Bledsoe bad pass
Q4 3:15 · PHX 104-101 LAC
- Turnover
Channing Frye bad pass
Q4 1:36 · PHX 106-108 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 3:32 · PHX 19-26 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 7:11 · PHX 99-97 LAC
- Winner
Chris Paul hit a 32-foot three jumper, Matt Barnes with the assist
Q4 1:47 · PHX 106-108 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Chris Paul technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q2 5:18 · PHX 43-43 LAC
- Technical
Matt Barnes technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 7:54 · PHX 69-69 LAC
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 11 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 27 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 17 | Assists | 18 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
