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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Clippers | 21 | 33 | 39 | 21 | 114 |
 Suns | 21 | 36 | 36 | 27 | 120 |
LACTeam statsPHX| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAC | 40-8845.5% | 20-4742.6% | 14-1782.4% | 39 | 23 | 9 |
| PHX | 49-8955.1% | 13-3240.6% | 9-9100.0% | 43 | 31 | 7 |
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Phoenix Suns120| 44 | 40 | 15-29 | 3-7 | 7-7 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +12.1 | ||||||
| 37 | 20 | 10-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | +4.4 | ||||||
| 36 | 14 | 6-11 | 2-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −6 | +0.2 | ||||||
| 33 | 13 | 5-10 | 3-7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −1.0 | ||||
| 29 | 11 | 5-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | +13 | +1.9 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 12 | 5-8 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +14 | +3.5 | |||||
| 15 | 8 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +18 | +3.3 | |||||
| 11 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9 | −2.0 | |||||
| 11 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −2.3 | |||||
| Team | 120 | 49-8955.1% | 13-3240.6% | 43 | 31 | 7 | 16 | 9-9100.0% | 7 | 5 | 3 | |||
Bench 22 points on 8 for 15 shooting
Did not play: Jalen Smith, Ty-Shon Alexander, Frank Kaminsky, Langston Galloway and Jevon Carter (coach’s decision).
LA Clippers114| 39 | 24 | 10-19 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 0 | +4 | −0.5 | |||||||
| 39 | 34 | 10-26 | 7-15 | 0 | 7-8 | +1 | +7.9 | |||||||
| 37 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +5 | −2.4 | ||||||
| 27 | 9 | 3-4 | 3-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +7 | +1.4 | ||||||
| 21 | 6 | 3-11 | 0-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −6.8 | ||||
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| 22 | 8 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −14 | +6.2 | |||||
| 18 | 9 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0.0 | |||||
| 15 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −1.1 | |||||
| 13 | 11 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 0 | −12 | −1.3 | |||||||
| 8 | 6 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +1.8 | |
| Team | 114 | 40-8845.5% | 20-4742.6% | 39 | 23 | 9 | 17 | 14-1782.4% | 10 | 6 | 3 | |||
Bench 36 points on 12 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Jay Scrubb, Amir Coffey, Yogi Ferrell, Daniel Oturu and Patrick Patterson (coach’s decision).
Suns120Clippers114ClickTap 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.
Devin Booker had 40 points (18 in the third quarter), 13 rebounds and 11 assists, and the Phoenix Suns went on a 10-0 run in the fourth quarter to beat the LA Clippers 120-114 for a 1-0 lead in the Western Conference finals.
It was tied at 95 when Booker’s pull-up 3-pointer put the Suns ahead for good with 10:17 left. They pulled away to a 105-95 lead with 8:08 left.
The Clippers got within 116-114 on Terance Mann’s 3-pointer with 22 seconds to play, but Booker answered with a driving dunk, and the Clippers got no closer.
During clutch time, the Suns outscored the Clippers 6-3. Booker scored 4 of the Suns’ 6 on 1 for 2 shooting and 2 for 2 at the line.
Deandre Ayton had 20 points (all 20 in the paint) and 9 rebounds on 10 for 14 shooting.
For the Clippers, Paul George scored 34 points with 7 3-pointers, and Reggie Jackson added 24 points.
The Suns shot 55.1% from the field to the Clippers’ 45.5% and outscored them 54-34 in the paint. The Clippers made 20 3-pointers, 7 of them by George and 4 by Jackson. They forced 7 turnovers, about 5 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Suns were outscored 19-7 in 6 minutes with Moore, Crowder, Booker, Bridges and Ayton 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).
111 points from the field on 89 shots: 17.6 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 19-22 | 86.4% | 64% |
| In the paint | 8-16 | 50.0% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 9-19 | 47.4% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 6-12 | 50.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-20 | 35.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terance Mann | 29 | 16 | 7-11 | +5 |
| Rajon Rondo | 14 | 7 | 3-3 | +1 |
| Patrick Beverley | 14 | 2 | 1-4 | −3 |
| Paul George | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 26 | 17 | 6-14 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 42 points on 91 possessions. He usually scores about 35 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivica Zubac | 21 | 0 | 0-1 | −5 |
| Nicolas Batum | 11 | 8 | 4-6 | +5 |
| Marcus Morris Sr. | 11 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Paul George | 8 | 4 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 22 | 10 | 5-7 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Jackson | 21 | 9 | 4-5 | +5 |
| Paul George | 15 | 0 | 0-3 | −3 |
| Nicolas Batum | 10 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Rajon Rondo | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
The tracking credits him with 14 points on 65 possessions. He usually scores about 13 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
Booker 3' Driving Dunk (38 PTS) (Crowder 2 AST)
Q4 0:20
16.1%
82→98
Mann 25' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Rondo 7 AST)
Q4 0:22
16.0%
98→82
Batum 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (George 5 AST)
Q4 4:35
14.6%
93→79
Payne 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS)
Q2 2:16
13.2%
43→56
Rondo 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (George 4 AST)
Q4 6:02
12.7%
95→82
