⏱️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. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
+5Q129-23
0Q222-22
+1Q328-26
-2Q430-30
▼ PHX better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 5 points better 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, 32 free throws to their eighteen- Looked after the ball, eight turnovers to their eighteen, and outscored them 23-7 off them
- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 48
Key battles
6Blocks0
23Points off turnovers7
8Turnovers18
24Free throws made13
📊The numbers
| LAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 5 | Threes made | 8 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 50% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 23 | Assists | 17 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 7 |
| 8 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 6 | Blocks | 0 |
