⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns fell 17 points behind 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, 23 points worse than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Clippers did not.
From the game
Made fourteen threes to their eight- Shot well above their usual, fourteen of 34 from three
- A 12-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 11 in the third quarter
- Beaten inside, 44 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 5 down to 3 up
Q1 2:38 · PHX 23-20 LAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 23-point deficit to 11
Q3 1:39 · PHX 84-95 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:05 · PHX 119-116 LAC
- Missed FT
Devin Booker misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:05 · PHX 119-116 LAC
Clippers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 2 down to 7 up
Q1 9:03 · PHX 4-11 LAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 3 of 3
Q4 0:57 · PHX 116-114 LAC
- Missed FT
James Harden misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 0:03 · PHX 119-117 LAC
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 51% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 14 | Threes made | 8 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 27% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 7 |
| 31 | Assists | 29 |
| 44 | Points in the paint | 60 |
| 14 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 5 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
