⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 63 rebounds to 49- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 28
- Could not get to the line, ten free throws to their 25
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 7 down to 3 up
Q1 5:26 · PHX 17-14 LAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 12
Q2 11:29 · PHX 32-20 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q1 8:35 · PHX 7-14 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 41% | Shooting from the field | 36% |
| 10 | Threes made | 6 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 49 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 22 | Assists | 20 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 28 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 4 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 7 | Blocks | 7 |
