⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 43 rebounds to 25
A 12-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 12 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 cut a 30-point deficit to 22
Q2 0:34 · PHX 48-70 LAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 11
Q3 1:56 · PHX 80-91 LAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 12
Q4 2:12 · PHX 109-121 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses technical free throw
Q2 3:06 · PHX 37-63 LAC
- Technical
Kelly Oubre Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 3:06 · PHX 37-63 LAC
- Technical
Devin Booker technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 6:56 · PHX 54-77 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q1 3:27 · PHX 15-30 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q1 0:32 · PHX 19-40 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 24 | Assists | 31 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 20 |
| 27 | Points off turnovers | 22 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 13 | Steals | 12 |
| 9 | Blocks | 7 |
