⏱️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 tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
+5Q121-14
-7Q222-26
+5Q327-19
-8Q415-24
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 8 points worse than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 26
Key battles
12Free throws made20
3Blocks6
23%Three-point accuracy30%
22Assists19
📊The numbers
| LAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 3 | Threes made | 3 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 53 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
