⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Lakers got 24 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
+6Q121-14
+18Q228-9
0Q319-17
-8Q419-25
▼ PHX better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 18 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, 37 free throws to their 21- Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 43
Key battles
46%Three-point accuracy22%
21Offensive rebounds12
8Blocks4
23Free throws made15
📊The numbers
| LAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 36% | Shooting from the field | 29% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 46% | Three-point accuracy | 22% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 76 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 21 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 17 | Assists | 15 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 6 | Steals | 9 |
| 8 | Blocks | 4 |
