⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 22 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 43 free throws to their 23- Kept giving it away, 21 turnovers to their ten, and outscored them 30-16 off them
- Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 52
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their four
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up in the fourth 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 stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q1 3:36 · LAC 25-16 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q3 4:11 · LAC 76-62 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Chris Paul bad pass
Q4 3:34 · LAC 94-93 PHX
- Turnover
Blake Griffin traveling
Q4 3:13 · LAC 94-95 PHX
- Missed FT
J.J. Redick misses technical free throw
Q4 1:57 · LAC 101-97 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 1
Q2 6:52 · LAC 41-40 PHX
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q4 8:57 · LAC 88-89 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Goran Dragic misses technical free throw
Q1 2:05 · LAC 22-16 PHX
- Technical
Marcus Morris technical foul(1st technical foul)
Q3 7:52 · LAC 54-54 PHX
- Missed FT
Archie Goodwin misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:56 · LAC 103-101 PHX
📊The numbers
| LAC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 14 | Threes made | 11 |
| 48% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 4 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 24 | Assists | 26 |
| 30 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 30 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 12 | Blocks | 3 |
