⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 20 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
They went cold, nine of 31 from three- A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19 in the first quarter
- Burned in transition, 11 fast break points to 30
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their eight
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 25-point deficit to 17
Q3 7:56 · PHX 68-85 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 21-point deficit to 12
Q4 4:19 · PHX 105-117 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses technical free throw
Q2 0:58 · PHX 48-75 LAC
- Technical
Marquese Chriss technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 10:06 · PHX 80-99 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 19
Q1 11:22 · PHX 0-19 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 23
Q3 3:08 · PHX 72-95 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
DeAndre Jordan technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 0:58 · PHX 48-75 LAC
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 9 | Threes made | 14 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 44% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 63 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 5 | Assists | 8 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 30 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 3 | Turnovers | 3 |
| 10 | Steals | 16 |
| 25 | Blocks | 26 |
