⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 32- Owned the paint, 54 points inside to 34
- A 12-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 27 in the fourth quarter
- Could not get to the line, eleven 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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 17-point deficit to 7
Q3 3:49 · LAC 82-89 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
DeMarcus Cousins technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:55 · LAC 82-94 PHX
- Technical
Patrick Beverley technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 5:49 · LAC 92-118 PHX
- Missed FT
Amir Coffey misses technical free throw
Q4 2:01 · LAC 100-124 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 3:10 · LAC 20-28 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 15
Q3 1:28 · LAC 82-97 PHX
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 15-point lead to 27
Q4 7:42 · LAC 92-119 PHX
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses technical free throw
Q3 0:55 · LAC 82-94 PHX
- Technical
Deandre Ayton technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 0:01 · LAC 82-97 PHX
- Technical
Chris Paul technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:01 · LAC 100-124 PHX
📊The numbers
| LAC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 12 | Threes made | 17 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 55% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 27 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 5 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |