⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 10 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
They went cold, five of 31 from three- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 32
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Paul George misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:06 · LAC 78-81 PHX
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · LAC 79-81 PHX
- Missed FT
Paul George misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · LAC 80-82 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q1 11:11 · LAC 2-14 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 15
Q2 9:32 · LAC 26-41 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Devin Booker traveling
Q4 1:34 · LAC 74-79 PHX
- Turnover
Devin Booker turnover
Q4 1:05 · LAC 74-79 PHX
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · LAC 79-82 PHX
📊The numbers
| LAC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 33% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 5 | Threes made | 4 |
| 16% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 21 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 13 | Assists | 16 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 4 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 8 |
