⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 9 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 9 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, 58 points inside to 42
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 2 down to 8 up
Q3 5:20 · PHX 74-66 LAC
- Steal
Jae Crowder stole it from Reggie Jackson
Q4 1:01 · PHX 99-95 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:15 · PHX 103-96 LAC
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:00 · PHX 103-96 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q1 9:33 · PHX 5-13 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q4 10:50 · PHX 83-82 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Luke Kennard bad pass
Q4 3:47 · PHX 95-92 LAC
- Turnover
Reggie Jackson bad pass
Q4 1:01 · PHX 99-95 LAC
- Missed FT
Ivica Zubac misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:30 · PHX 102-96 LAC
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 32% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 52 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 30 | Assists | 26 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 9 |
