⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
-4Q122-24
+6Q232-25
-14Q323-34
+1Q424-23
▼ PHX better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 23- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 25-6 off them
Key battles
6Points off turnovers25
16Free throws made31
4Steals9
3Threes made1
📊The numbers
| LAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 44% |
| 3 | Threes made | 1 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 31 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 16 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 6 | Blocks | 7 |
