⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 23 points ahead of 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 26-point deficit to 16
Q3 0:31 · PHX 75-91 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 14-point lead to 25
Q2 3:57 · PHX 41-66 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 11-point lead to 19
Q4 8:29 · PHX 84-103 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 11 | Threes made | 15 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 25 | Assists | 26 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 8 | Steals | 10 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
