⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 58 points inside to 32
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2 in the second 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 4
Q1 4:59 · PHX 21-25 LAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 2
Q2 9:43 · PHX 42-44 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 10:40 · PHX 91-96 LAC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Jae Crowder flagrant foul type 1
Q4 4:17 · PHX 96-108 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 1 down to 9 up
Q3 8:07 · PHX 62-71 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 12
Q3 5:13 · PHX 67-79 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 16
Q4 5:11 · PHX 96-112 LAC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Patrick Beverley flagrant foul type 1
Q3 5:53 · PHX 62-71 LAC
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 9 | Threes made | 10 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 2 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 58 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
