⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
+6Q131-23
-2Q223-21
+11Q336-25
-6Q430-30
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 22 free throws to their ten- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their six
Key battles
6Offensive rebounds16
16Free throws made7
44%Three-point accuracy29%
14Threes made10
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 7:47 · LAC 19-12 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Suns
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 14 | Threes made | 10 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 23 | Assists | 30 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 22 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
