⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers fell 10 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter and never got it back.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 33 free throws to their twenty- A 14-0 run took them from 10 down to 4 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.
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 3 down to 5 up
Q4 10:06 · PHX 98-93 LAC
- Go-ahead
De'Anthony Melton hit a 9-foot step back jumper
Q4 0:05 · PHX 111-110 LAC
- Ties it
Trevor Ariza hit a 2-foot layup, De'Anthony Melton with the assist
OT 4:21 · PHX 113-113 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Richaun Holmes offensive foul
Q4 1:46 · PHX 105-107 LAC
- Turnover
Josh Jackson out of bounds bad pass turnover
OT 3:40 · PHX 113-113 LAC
- Turnover
Trevor Ariza lost ball turnover
OT 0:38 · PHX 119-119 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- Lead
Tobias Harris hit a 12-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 1:58 · PHX 105-107 LAC
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 10 down to 4 up
Q4 5:07 · PHX 105-109 LAC
- Lead
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander hit a two point shot
OT 4:47 · PHX 111-113 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander back court turnover
Q4 4:38 · PHX 104-97 LAC
- Technical
Danilo Gallinari technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:58 · PHX 108-109 LAC
- Turnover
Tobias Harris lost ball turnover
OT 0:42 · PHX 119-119 LAC
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 53% |
| 9 | Threes made | 7 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 26 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 31 | Assists | 27 |
| 62 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 17 | Fast break points | 11 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
