⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Clippers got 15 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, eighteen of 34 from three
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 cut a 18-point deficit to 10
Q4 8:53 · PHX 104-114 LAC
- Steal
Bol Bol stole it from Norman Powell
Q4 0:49 · PHX 122-129 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Devin Booker technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 2:09 · PHX 46-62 LAC
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 4:30 · PHX 110-118 LAC
- Turnover
Eric Gordon out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:44 · PHX 122-129 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 17
Q1 5:20 · PHX 13-30 LAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Bones Hyland technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 1:11 · PHX 46-65 LAC
- Technical
Kawhi Leonard technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 11:28 · PHX 53-70 LAC
- Turnover
Norman Powell bad pass
Q4 0:49 · PHX 122-129 LAC
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 15 | Threes made | 18 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 36 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 25 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 26 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 9 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
