⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 18 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 20 points worse than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Made eighteen threes to their twelve- A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up in the fourth quarter
A 14-0 run took them from 10 down to 4 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Clippers
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run took them from 2 down to 8 up
Q1 10:55 · LAC 10-2 PHX
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 10 down to 4 up
Q2 1:39 · LAC 59-55 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Bones Hyland technical foul
Q3 1:55 · LAC 88-87 PHX
- Turnover
Brandon Boston Jr. out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:51 · LAC 106-110 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 6 down to 3 up
Q1 7:06 · LAC 15-18 PHX
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 5 down to 8 up
Q4 7:37 · LAC 106-114 PHX
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 6-point lead to 16
Q4 2:25 · LAC 108-124 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
Kevin Durant lost ball turnover
Q4 4:06 · LAC 106-110 PHX
📊The numbers
| LAC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 12 | Threes made | 18 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 8 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 23 | Assists | 29 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 17 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
