⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 10 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third 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, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 27 free throws to their sixteen
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run dragged them back level
Q3 9:54 · PHX 63-63 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Chris Paul misses technical free throw
Q2 5:19 · PHX 44-47 LAC
- Turnover
Chris Paul lost ball turnover
Q4 4:23 · PHX 98-105 LAC
- Turnover
Devin Booker lost ball turnover
Q4 1:20 · PHX 105-113 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 2:03 · PHX 18-28 LAC
- Steal
Eric Gordon stole it from Devin Booker
Q4 1:20 · PHX 105-113 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Marcus Morris Sr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 5:19 · PHX 44-47 LAC
- Turnover
Ivica Zubac lost ball turnover
Q4 3:23 · PHX 100-107 LAC
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 11 | Threes made | 11 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 30 | Assists | 29 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
