⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 9 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, 68 points inside to 50- A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up in the second quarter
- Made five threes to their fourteen
- Went cold from three, five of 23
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 took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 10:52 · PHX 8-2 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q2 3:24 · PHX 49-40 LAC
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Saben Lee flagrant foul type 1
Q2 0:46 · PHX 49-40 LAC
- Turnover
Josh Okogie bad pass
Q4 2:05 · PHX 111-115 LAC
- Missed FT
Darius Bazley misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:29 · PHX 111-117 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 8 down to 6 up
Q2 0:00 · PHX 53-59 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q3 0:45 · PHX 86-84 LAC
- Steal
Norman Powell stole it from Josh Okogie
Q4 2:05 · PHX 111-115 LAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 14 | Threes made | 5 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 16 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 29 | Assists | 22 |
| 50 | Points in the paint | 68 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Steals | 3 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
