⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their twelve- Won the glass, 58 rebounds to 40
- A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up in the second quarter
A 16-0 run took them from 11 down to 5 up in the first quarter
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q2 11:30 · PHX 37-31 LAC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 2 down to 11 up
Q2 1:58 · PHX 66-55 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:22 · PHX 112-105 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 11 down to 5 up
Q1 4:43 · PHX 20-25 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Austin Rivers misses technical free throw
Q3 3:39 · PHX 79-65 LAC
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 7 | Threes made | 9 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 65 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 18 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 26 | Assists | 23 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 22 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
