⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 3 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 30- Made six threes to their thirteen
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 8:39 · PHX 11-8 LAC
- Go-ahead
Devin Booker hit a 15-foot pullup jump shot, Cameron Payne with the assist
Q4 0:27 · PHX 102-101 LAC
- Winner
Deandre Ayton hit a alley oop dunk shot, Jae Crowder with the assist
Q4 0:00 · PHX 104-103 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devin Booker offensive foul
Q4 1:06 · PHX 100-97 LAC
- Turnover
Devin Booker turnover
Q4 1:06 · PHX 100-97 LAC
- Turnover
Mikal Bridges turnover
Q4 0:08 · PHX 102-103 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- Go-ahead
Paul George hit a two point shot
Q4 0:30 · PHX 100-101 LAC
- Go-ahead
Paul George hit a 22-foot pullup jump shot, Nicolas Batum with the assist
Q4 0:22 · PHX 102-103 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Double technical foul - Marcus Morris Sr. and Jae Crowder
Q1 6:36 · PHX 11-8 LAC
- Missed FT
Paul George misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:08 · PHX 102-103 LAC
- Missed FT
Paul George misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:08 · PHX 102-103 LAC
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 13 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 39 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
