⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
-1Q122-22
+6Q227-20
-7Q326-31
+3Q424-20
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 36 free throws to their 24- Went cold from three, four of seventeen
Key battles
24%Three-point accuracy35%
6Steals10
15Turnovers10
69Rebounds51
📊The numbers
| LAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 43% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 35% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 19 |
| 69 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 26 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 4 | Blocks | 6 |
