Like their previous meeting, the Clippers dominated the hoop, scoring at least thirty points in each of the four quarters. All of the Clippers' starting lineup players ended with a minimum of ten points. With 25, Paul George was in the lead. The Clippers outrebounded the Suns 21–12 in the first half, shot 66.7% from the field, and went 9/17 from beyond the arc.
The Suns maintained a lead in single digits for the most of the game, but in the fourth quarter, the Clippers overcame them. Los Angeles once embarked on a 15-0 run to extend their lead to more than 20 points. Frank Vogel decided not to use Jusuf Nurkic for nearly the whole second half, for reasons that are still unclear, after the player opened the third quarter with 0/4 shooting. The Clippers outscored the Suns 58-38 in the paint, demonstrating the Suns' persistent difficulties in this area.