⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 20 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 second quarter was where it moved most, 13 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 sixteen threes to their ten- They went cold, ten of 33 from three
- Won the glass, 42 rebounds to 27
- Ran them off the floor, 19 fast break points to 5
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 cut a 18-point deficit to 8
Q3 8:38 · LAC 61-69 PHX
Bad plays
- Turnover
James Harden bad pass
Q4 3:07 · LAC 101-106 PHX
Suns
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 14
Q2 3:19 · LAC 46-60 PHX
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q4 11:15 · LAC 80-93 PHX
Bad plays
- Technical
Devin Booker flopping technical foul
Q3 3:26 · LAC 70-78 PHX
- Turnover
Mark Williams out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 2:24 · LAC 101-109 PHX
📊The numbers
| LAC | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 53% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 10 | Threes made | 16 |
| 30% | Three-point accuracy | 42% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 27 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 5 | Offensive rebounds | 13 |
| 26 | Assists | 30 |
| 54 | Points in the paint | 44 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 19 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 5 | Steals | 9 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
