⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Suns got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ PHX better than we expected
▼ LAL better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 8 points better than our numbers for the Suns.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Suns won, and why the Lakers did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 42 free throws to their 25- A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Suns
Good plays
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 1 down to 13 up
Q2 10:53 · PHX 38-25 LAL
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 9
Q3 7:31 · PHX 62-53 LAL
Bad plays
- Technical
Stephon Marbury Technical Foul
Q3 4:31 · PHX 62-55 LAL
- Technical
Bo Outlaw Double Technical Foul. Robert Horry gains possession.
Q4 5:56 · PHX 84-71 LAL
Lakers
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q1 4:28 · PHX 16-17 LAL
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Kobe Bryant missed Technical Free Throw.
Q3 4:31 · PHX 62-55 LAL
- Technical
Shaquille O'Neal Technical Foul
Q4 11:41 · PHX 71-61 LAL
- Technical
Robert Horry Technical Foul
Q4 3:59 · PHX 84-75 LAL
📊The numbers
| PHX | LAL | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 41% |
| 3 | Threes made | 2 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 10% |
| 30 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 22 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 10 |
