Initially, there was no uphill battle for the Phoenix Suns coming into Saturday. On top of coming into the series with a 2-1 lead, Phoenix is once again going against the Los Angeles Clippers without Kawhi Leonard or Paul George.
The Suns were able to maximize on that opportunity on Thursday, beating the Clippers in the first of two games in an away setting.
Phoenix was able to improve on much of the negative tendencies from Game 3, such as rebounding.
While that was the upside, the defense from Phoenix took a turn downhill.