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Tuesday, June 22, 2021Playoffs · 1 game
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1 game, none went to overtime. Every winner was ahead or tied at every quarter break.

Final · CF · G2 · Box score
Clippers103
Suns104
Q1 PHX +3; Q2 PHX +1; Q3 PHX +4; Q4 PHX +1
The lead · Conference finals · Game 2 · Clippers-Suns

Phoenix beats Clippers by 1, moves within two of advancing

Cameron Payne goes for 29 points

Game flow · PHX margin at each break
-10-50+5+10TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0+3+1+4+1PHX AHEAD ↑LAC AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers22252432103
Suns25232729104
Who led
Cameron PaynePoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 16, 7, 7, 7, 9, 4, 11, 29PHX29 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Deandre AytonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 8, 8, 20, 15, 10, 12, 20, 24PHX24 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 20, 27, 31, 31, 37, 28, 34, 26LAC26 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 9, 29, 17, 4, 22, 27, 24, 19LAC19 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Final · Clippers-Suns
Clippers 103Suns 104
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Clippers22252432103
Suns25232729104
The story
Deandre Ayton had 24 points and 14 rebounds as Phoenix beat LA 104-103

Paul George led LA with 26 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST 24 PTS, 14 REB, 1 AST · 12-15 FG

The swing

The Suns won the first 25-22, their biggest quarter edge.

PHX lead by quarter
200 +3+1+4+1 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+12.6points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
10.7Reg. season avg23.3Last 3 playoff games

23.3 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 10.7 in the regular season (67 games). Today: 19 points in 39 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+19.0minutes, today vs reg. season avg
Minutes per game
18.0Reg. season avg37Today

37 minutes today, against 18.0 a game in the regular season (60 games). Line: 29 points, 1 rebounds, 9 assists.

Cooling off
−6.7points, last 3 playoff games vs reg. season avg
Points per game
13.4Reg. season avg6.7Last 3 playoff games

6.7 points a game over his last three playoff games, against 13.4 in the regular season (57 games). Today: 7 points in 25 minutes.

Top performances

Cameron Payne leads the day with 29

Cameron PaynePoints, last 10 games: 15, 13, 16, 7, 7, 7, 9, 4, 11, 29Suns-Clippers · W
11.8 PPG playoffs to date · +18.7 vs his playoff average before tonight
Career high29 PTS · 1 REB · 9 AST
Paul GeorgePoints, last 10 games: 20, 22, 20, 27, 31, 31, 37, 28, 34, 26Clippers-Suns · L
26.6 PPG playoffs to date · −0.6 vs his playoff average before tonight
26 PTS · 6 REB · 6 AST
Deandre AytonPoints, last 10 games: 22, 14, 8, 8, 20, 15, 10, 12, 20, 24Suns-Clippers · W
16.3 PPG playoffs to date · +8.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
24 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Devin BookerPoints, last 10 games: 19, 17, 30, 47, 21, 18, 28, 34, 40, 20Suns-Clippers · W
28.2 PPG playoffs to date · −9.0 vs his playoff average before tonight
20 PTS · 4 REB · 5 AST
Reggie JacksonPoints, last 10 games: 25, 15, 9, 29, 17, 4, 22, 27, 24, 19Clippers-Suns · L
17.3 PPG playoffs to date · +1.9 vs his playoff average before tonight
19 PTS · 5 REB · 3 AST
Ivica ZubacPoints, last 10 games: 2, 0, 11, 7, 3, 8, 2, 0, 9, 14Clippers-Suns · L
5.3 PPG playoffs to date · +9.4 vs his playoff average before tonight
14 PTS · 11 REB · 0 AST
Lead changes
Clippers-Suns11
Shot of the night

Ayton's dunk at the buzzer puts the Suns ahead, 104-103 final