⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
-13Q125-34
+3Q224-21
+4Q324-17
+6Q428-23
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 13 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, 48 free throws to their 24- Kept giving it away, fifteen turnovers to their eight
Key battles
10Blocks0
3Steals12
36%Three-point accuracy21%
15Turnovers8
📊The numbers
| LAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 4 | Threes made | 4 |
| 36% | Three-point accuracy | 21% |
| 27 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 68 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 22 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 13 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Steals | 12 |
| 10 | Blocks | 0 |
