⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
-2Q126-24
+3Q231-28
+3Q322-17
+8Q424-18
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 53 rebounds to 42- Kept giving it away, twenty turnovers to their twelve
Key battles
8Blocks2
58%Three-point accuracy37%
20Turnovers12
52%Shooting from the field38%
📊The numbers
| LAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 58% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 26 | Assists | 20 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 16 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 8 | Steals | 11 |
| 8 | Blocks | 2 |
