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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Clippers | 36 | 23 | 32 | 25 | 116 |
 Suns | 26 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 102 |
LACTeam statsPHX| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAC | 46-8454.8% | 10-3033.3% | 14-1593.3% | 40 | 20 | 9 |
| PHX | 38-8445.2% | 9-2634.6% | 17-2085.0% | 41 | 22 | 14 |
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LA Clippers116| 41 | 41 | 15-20 | 3-6 | 8-8 | 0 | 0 | +14 | +15.7 | ||||||
| 39 | 22 | 9-16 | 2-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +20 | +0.3 | ||||||
| 38 | 23 | 8-14 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +21 | +3.1 | ||||||
| 31 | 7 | 3-6 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +2 | −2.8 | ||||||
| 26 | 4 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −5.5 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +18 | −3.4 | ||||
| 19 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −6.7 | ||||||
| 11 | 15 | 7-12 | 0-2 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | +6 | +6.9 | ||||||
| 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.1 | |
| 1 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.3 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
| Team | 116 | 46-8454.8% | 10-3033.3% | 40 | 20 | 9 | 16 | 14-1593.3% | 2 | 8 | 2 | |||
Bench 19 points on 9 for 20 shooting
Did not play: Rajon Rondo and Patrick Patterson (coach’s decision).
Phoenix Suns102| 43 | 31 | 9-22 | 4-6 | 9-11 | 0 | 0 | −10 | +0.6 | ||||||
| 37 | 10 | 5-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | −22 | −1.2 | ||||||||
| 36 | 22 | 8-19 | 0-6 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −0.5 | |||||
| 28 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −6.3 | |||||
| 27 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −4.3 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | 14 | 5-6 | 3-3 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | −4 | +3.6 | ||||||
| 13 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −2.3 | |||||
| 11 | 5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −0.6 | |||||
| 11 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −1.8 | |||||
| 9 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −0.9 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.3 | |
| Team | 102 | 38-8445.2% | 9-2634.6% | 41 | 22 | 14 | 19 | 17-2085.0% | 7 | 6 | 1 | |||
Bench 30 points on 12 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Langston Galloway, E'Twaun Moore, Frank Kaminsky and Jevon Carter (coach’s decision).
Clippers116Suns102ClickTap 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.
Paul George had 41 points (7 during a 10-0 run in the third quarter) and 13 rebounds, and the LA Clippers went on an 18-5 run in the third quarter to beat the Phoenix Suns 116-102 to avoid elimination in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals.
The Suns had gone on a 13-2 run to lead 62-61 when George’s driving layup put the Clippers ahead for good with 8:07 left in the third quarter. He scored 13 points as they pulled away to a 79-67 lead with 4:21 left in the quarter, and they led by as many as 16 in the fourth quarter.
In the fourth quarter, George had 2 of his 3 steals, 1 of them during a 9-0 Clippers run, and the Clippers scored 2 points off them.
Reggie Jackson scored 23 points (12 in the first quarter), and Marcus Morris Sr. added 22 points. The Clippers had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Suns, Devin Booker scored 31 points, and Chris Paul added 22 points and 8 assists.
The Clippers shot 54.8% from the field to the Suns’ 45.2% and outscored them 58-30 in the paint. The Clippers outscored the Suns 39-21 in 13 minutes with Batum, Beverley, George, Morris and Jackson on the floor together.
LA ClippersPhoenix SunsPS, 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).
102 points from the field on 84 shots: 13.2 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 20-24 | 83.3% | 64% |
| In the paint | 9-14 | 64.3% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 7-16 | 43.8% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 0-4 | 0.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-26 | 38.5% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikal Bridges | 23 | 8 | 3-4 | 0 |
| Jae Crowder | 11 | 9 | 2-2 | +5 |
| Abdel Nader | 10 | 7 | 3-3 | +3 |
| Deandre Ayton | 8 | 4 | 2-5 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 30 | 18 | 8-10 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 46 points on 83 possessions. He usually scores about 30 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Booker | 26 | 8 | 3-6 | +2 |
| Jae Crowder | 10 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Cameron Johnson | 9 | 6 | 2-3 | +4 |
| Mikal Bridges | 9 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 3 | 1-2 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jae Crowder | 22 | 2 | 1-3 | −4 |
| Devin Booker | 12 | 14 | 6-6 | +11 |
| Deandre Ayton | 11 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Mikal Bridges | 9 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 24 | 4 | 1-4 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 78 possessions. He usually scores about 20 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
George Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
Q1 8:52
16.0%
43→27
Jackson 26' 3PT Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Batum 2 AST)
Q4 6:34
13.2%
34→21
George 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (31 PTS)
Q3 0:48
12.5%
27→14
Booker Free Throw 1 of 2 (24 PTS)
Q3 2:11
12.5%
34→21
Booker 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Paul 1 AST)
Q1 10:12
11.6%
37→49
