⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse 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, 30 free throws to their twenty- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen, and were outscored 31-19 off them
- Made nine threes to their sixteen
- They shot well above their usual, sixteen of 37 from three
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 6 down to 2 up
Q1 6:11 · LAC 19-17 PHX
- Lead
Blake Griffin hit a 19-foot jumper, J.J. Redick with the assist
OT 2:50 · LAC 116-114 PHX
- Winner
Blake Griffin hit a 26-foot three jumper
OT 0:01 · LAC 121-120 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeAndre Jordan bad pass
Q4 2:10 · LAC 110-106 PHX
- Turnover
Chris Paul bad pass
OT 2:13 · LAC 116-114 PHX
- Turnover
Chris Paul bad pass
OT 1:47 · LAC 116-117 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 8:02 · LAC 9-15 PHX
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q1 1:58 · LAC 28-31 PHX
- Go-ahead
Markieff Morris hit a 27-foot three jumper, Eric Bledsoe with the assist
OT 1:57 · LAC 116-117 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
P.J. Tucker offensive foul (Blake Griffin draws the foul)
OT 3:04 · LAC 114-114 PHX
- Turnover
P.J. Tucker turnover
OT 3:04 · LAC 114-114 PHX
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
OT 0:05 · LAC 118-120 PHX
📊The numbers
| LAC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 9 | Threes made | 16 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 27 | Assists | 32 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 16 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 31 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
