⏱️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 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 better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, fourteen free throws to their 31
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 5 down to 6 up
Q2 0:30 · PHX 65-59 LAC
- Steal
Chris Paul stole it from Russell Westbrook
Q4 2:48 · PHX 117-109 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 14
Q4 3:02 · PHX 123-109 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Torrey Craig technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q1 3:31 · PHX 17-18 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q1 10:41 · PHX 5-8 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass
Q4 2:48 · PHX 117-109 LAC
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 10 | Threes made | 11 |
| 42% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 28 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 30 | Assists | 17 |
| 38 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
