⏱️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 second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ LAL better than we expected
+5Q133-27
+8Q227-18
0Q325-23
+12Q433-18
▼ PHX better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Lakers.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Lakers won, and why the Suns did not.
From the game
Ran them off the floor, 20 fast break points to 8
Key battles
33%Three-point accuracy14%
20Fast break points8
7Threes made2
31Assists16
📊The numbers
| LAL | PHX | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 37% |
| 7 | Threes made | 2 |
| 33% | Three-point accuracy | 14% |
| 17 | Free throws made | 10 |
| 60 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 31 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 4 | Blocks | 7 |
