⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Made seventeen threes to their eight- Shot well above their usual, seventeen of 32 from three
- Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 27
- Beaten inside, 30 points in the paint to 54
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 6:23 · LAC 80-80 PHX
- Ties it
Ivica Zubac hit a two point shot
Q4 1:56 · LAC 111-111 PHX
- Ties it
Kawhi Leonard hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:31 · LAC 115-115 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Patrick Beverley technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 7:29 · LAC 9-6 PHX
- Turnover
Marcus Morris Sr. lost ball turnover
Q4 4:17 · LAC 105-107 PHX
- Turnover
Ivica Zubac bad pass
Q4 0:08 · LAC 115-115 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 4:15 · LAC 18-24 PHX
- Lead
Devin Booker hit a 18-foot pullup jump shot
Q4 0:34 · LAC 113-115 PHX
- Winner
Devin Booker hit a 18-foot two point shot
Q4 0:00 · LAC 115-117 PHX
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Devin Booker flagrant foul type 1
Q2 6:05 · LAC 38-40 PHX
- Turnover
Ricky Rubio bad pass
Q4 2:44 · LAC 107-111 PHX
- Missed FT
Deandre Ayton misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 1:45 · LAC 111-113 PHX
📊The numbers
| LAC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 8 | Threes made | 17 |
| 28% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 21 | Assists | 25 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 6 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 2 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 0 |
