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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Suns | 27 | 27 | 40 | 35 | 129 |
 Clippers | 27 | 24 | 34 | 39 | 124 |
PHXTeam statsLAC| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 42-8847.7% | 10-2737.0% | 35-4676.1% | 45 | 20 | 13 |
| LAC | 45-8354.2% | 15-3542.9% | 19-2576.0% | 40 | 26 | 18 |
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Phoenix Suns129| 45 | 45 | 18-29 | 3-7 | 0 | 6-7 | +3 | +16.5 | |||||||
| 42 | 28 | 8-15 | 1-3 | 0 | 11-11 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +2.4 | |||||
| 41 | 11 | 5-18 | 1-8 | 0-2 | +1 | −7.3 | ||||||||
| 35 | 12 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 4-8 | 0 | −5 | −2.0 | ||||||
| 27 | 15 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | +5 | +2.9 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 21 | 6 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 0 | −3 | +1.7 | |||||||
| 11 | 8 | 2-3 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +1.4 | ||
| 11 | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | +18 | +1.2 | |||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −1.1 | |||
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2.1 | ||
| Team | 129 | 42-8847.7% | 10-2737.0% | 45 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 35-4676.1% | 15 | 12 | 4 | |||
Bench 18 points on 4 for 12 shooting
Did not play: Darius Bazley, Jock Landale, Terrence Ross and Ish Wainright (coach’s decision).
LA Clippers124| 41 | 42 | 15-23 | 7-12 | 5-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +9.4 | ||||||
| 40 | 30 | 11-23 | 3-7 | 5-6 | +1 | +6.3 | ||||||||
| 31 | 7 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 3-4 | +3 | −3.2 | ||||||||
| 22 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −2.3 | |||||
| 19 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −4.7 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 10 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1.8 | |||||||
| 21 | 20 | 6-12 | 2-4 | 6-8 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +1.1 | ||||||
| 20 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −4.2 | |||
| 16 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | −8 | +2.2 | |||||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.7 | |||
| Team | 124 | 45-8354.2% | 15-3542.9% | 40 | 26 | 18 | 31 | 19-2576.0% | 6 | 9 | 7 | |||
Bench 39 points on 14 for 26 shooting
Did not play: Amir Coffey, Jason Preston and Brandon Boston (coach’s decision).
Suns129Clippers124ClickTap 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 scored 45 points (26 in the paint), and the Phoenix Suns beat the LA Clippers 129-124 for a 2-1 lead in the first-round series.
The Suns took control with a 12-0 run in the first quarter and led by as many as 13.
The Clippers got within 119-116 on Russell Westbrook’s 2 free throws with 1:44 to play, but Torrey Craig answered with a corner 3-pointer.
During clutch time, the Suns outscored the Clippers 5-2.
Kevin Durant scored 28 points (14 in the paint).
For the Clippers, Norman Powell scored 42 points on 15 for 23 shooting, and Westbrook added 30 points, 8 rebounds, 12 assists and 3 steals. Bones Hyland scored 20 points off the bench. The Clippers had 2 30-point scorers.
The Suns grabbed 15 offensive rebounds to the Clippers’ 6. The Clippers outscored the Suns 39-18 off the bench.
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).
94 points from the field on 88 shots: 1.7 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 18-28 | 64.3% | 67% |
| In the paint | 10-21 | 47.6% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 4-12 | 33.3% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-10 | 40.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 6-17 | 35.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Gordon | 24 | 7 | 3-4 | −3 |
| Russell Westbrook | 20 | 7 | 2-5 | −1 |
| Norman Powell | 16 | 6 | 3-6 | −1 |
| Terance Mann | 13 | 11 | 5-5 | +6 |
| Everyone else | 21 | 20 | 9-14 | +11 |
The tracking credits him with 51 points on 94 possessions. He usually scores about 39 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Westbrook | 30 | 9 | 4-5 | −4 |
| Eric Gordon | 22 | 6 | 2-4 | −3 |
| Norman Powell | 11 | 0 | 0-2 | −5 |
| Terance Mann | 8 | 2 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 22 | 10 | 3-7 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 94 possessions. He usually scores about 40 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivica Zubac | 11 | 3 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Russell Westbrook | 10 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Norman Powell | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Nicolas Batum | 7 | 2 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 7 | 1-2 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 12 points on 57 possessions. He usually scores about 9 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.
LAC win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
PHX
50/50
LAC
Highest Leverage Moments
Craig 24' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Durant 5 AST)
Q4 1:24
16.3%
21→4
Mann 24' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Westbrook 11 AST)
Q4 7:46
13.2%
14→27
Westbrook 1' Running Layup (21 PTS)
Q3 2:08
13.2%
21→34
Westbrook Free Throw 1 of 1 (22 PTS)
Q3 2:08
12.5%
34→21
Powell 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (28 PTS)
Q3 8:13
10.7%
26→36
