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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Clippers | 31 | 22 | 27 | 21 | 101 |
 Suns | 39 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 109 |
LACTeam statsPHX| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAC | 41-8051.3% | 12-3138.7% | 7-977.8% | 36 | 24 | 14 |
| PHX | 43-9147.3% | 13-3735.1% | 10-1376.9% | 45 | 23 | 10 |
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Phoenix Suns109| 40 | 13 | 4-8 | 2-5 | 3-4 | 0 | +11 | +0.2 | |||||||
| 37 | 21 | 9-19 | 1-6 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | +11 | −2.9 | ||||||
| 32 | 28 | 10-15 | 4-8 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +14.0 | ||||||
| 30 | 10 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | +4 | −0.2 | ||||||||
| 28 | 5 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +16 | +0.6 | ||||||
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| 29 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −7.8 | |||||
| 22 | 15 | 6-14 | 3-6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +4.4 | ||||
| 15 | 13 | 6-8 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +3.1 | |||
| 7 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.2 | ||
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −0.1 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −0.1 | |
| Team | 109 | 43-9147.3% | 13-3735.1% | 45 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 10-1376.9% | 15 | 9 | 4 | |||
Bench 32 points on 14 for 32 shooting
Did not play: Dario Saric and Jae Crowder (injury/illness); E'Twaun Moore and Langston Galloway (coach’s decision).
LA Clippers101| 36 | 25 | 9-21 | 3-9 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −1.5 | ||||||
| 34 | 12 | 6-10 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −8 | −0.7 | |||||
| 34 | 16 | 6-12 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −0.5 | ||||||
| 31 | 10 | 4-11 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −8.1 | |||||
| 25 | 14 | 7-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | +5.5 | |||||
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| 25 | 9 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1.4 | ||||||
| 23 | 8 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −1.8 | ||||
| 17 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.9 | |||
| 13 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −2.2 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −0.2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +0.5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −0.2 | |
| Team | 101 | 41-8051.3% | 12-3138.7% | 36 | 24 | 14 | 16 | 7-977.8% | 5 | 8 | 0 | |||
Bench 24 points on 9 for 17 shooting
Did not play: DeMarcus Cousins (coach’s decision).
Suns109Clippers101ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Chris Paul had 28 points (15 in the fourth quarter) and 10 assists, and the Phoenix Suns beat the LA Clippers 109-101.
The Suns never trailed and led by as many as 14.
The Clippers got within 93-92 on Rajon Rondo’s driving layup with 6:08 to play, but Paul answered with a 13-foot fadeaway, and the Clippers got no closer.
Devin Booker scored 21 points (9 in the first quarter). Paul scored 15 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter.
For the Clippers, Paul George had 25 points, 10 rebounds and 3 steals.
The Clippers gave up 15 offensive rebounds, about 6 more than usual for the shots the Suns missed. The Suns outscored the Clippers 18-8 in 6 minutes with Paul, Booker, Bridges, Ayton and Johnson on the floor together.
Phoenix SunsLA ClippersPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
99 points from the field on 91 shots: 0.7 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 15-27 | 55.6% | 64% |
| In the paint | 5-12 | 41.7% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 10-15 | 66.7% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-10 | 40.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-27 | 33.3% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Jackson | 17 | 5 | 2-2 | 0 |
| Ivica Zubac | 7 | 7 | 3-5 | +5 |
| Nicolas Batum | 7 | 2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Patrick Patterson | 6 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 21 | 9 | 4-7 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 26 points on 57 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terance Mann | 35 | 7 | 3-7 | −6 |
| Rajon Rondo | 13 | 2 | 1-2 | −3 |
| Reggie Jackson | 7 | 4 | 2-5 | +1 |
| Paul George | 7 | 6 | 2-4 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 4 | 2-6 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 28 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Jackson | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Terance Mann | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Nicolas Batum | 5 | 2 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Paul George | 4 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 13 | 5-11 | +10 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 37 possessions. He usually scores about 8 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
PHX win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
LAC
50/50
PHX
Highest Leverage Moments
Kennard 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Batum 1 AST)
Q3 1:05
13.1%
79→66
Paul 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (11 PTS)
Q3 6:03
11.2%
77→88
Paul 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (16 PTS)
Q4 10:44
11.0%
68→79
Patterson 1' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
Q4 11:36
10.9%
77→66
Booker 19' Step Back Jump Shot (19 PTS)
Q4 6:34
10.2%
58→68
