⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAC better than we expected
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Clippers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Clippers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 26 free throws to their fifteen- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 34
- A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up in the first quarter
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up in the first 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 9 down to 2 up
Q1 4:12 · LAC 30-28 PHX
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up
Q1 0:47 · LAC 46-33 PHX
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 16-point lead to 28
Q3 11:47 · LAC 84-56 PHX
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Nicolas Batum flagrant foul type 1
Q1 4:22 · LAC 19-27 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 3 down to 9 up
Q1 7:46 · LAC 14-23 PHX
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| LAC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 16 | Threes made | 16 |
| 55% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 32 | Assists | 23 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 26 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 21 | Points off turnovers | 24 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 12 | Steals | 12 |
| 5 | Blocks | 4 |
