⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ LAC better than we expected
The second 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
Made 22 threes to their ten- Shot well above their usual, 22 of 47 from three
- Beaten inside, 24 points in the paint to 60
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 1:07 · PHX 36-30 LAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 6:30 · PHX 103-90 LAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Mason Plumlee turnover
Q4 0:52 · PHX 107-104 LAC
- Missed FT
Grayson Allen misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · PHX 111-109 LAC
- Missed FT
Grayson Allen misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:01 · PHX 111-109 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 7:34 · PHX 15-21 LAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 7:08 · PHX 66-67 LAC
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 1
Q4 2:25 · PHX 107-106 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Norman Powell misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:19 · PHX 109-106 LAC
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 22 | Threes made | 10 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 9 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Assists | 22 |
| 24 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 25 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
